Abstract
p-Quinquephenyl was synthesized in five steps from E,E-1,4-bis(4-bromophenyl)-1,3-butadiene in 34% overall yield. The butadiene was prepared in six steps from 4-bromobenzaldehyde in 35% overall yield.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The financial support from the In-House Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) program of the Research and Intelligence Department (NAWCWD) is gratefully acknowledged. Thanks to Dan E. Bliss (NAWCWD) for assistance with the differential scanning calorimeter experiment.
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