Selective Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [10]Cycloparaphenylene

Abstract

[10]Cycloparaphenylene ([10]CPP) was selectively synthesized in four steps in 13% overall yield from commercially available 4,4′-diiodobiphenyl by using mono-I–Sn exchange, Sn–Pt transmetalation, I–Pd exchange, and subsequent oxidative coupling reactions. The single-crystal X-ray structure of [10]CPP is described