We report here an efficient route to the synthesis of highly fluorescent he
xaaryl[3]radialenes using the oligomerization of ate-type copper carbenoids
, followed by cyclization with hexamethylditin and Pd(PPh3)(4); the structu
res of the [3]dendralene and hexaaryl[3]radialenes were determined by X-ray
crystallographic analysis. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reser
ved.