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  "abstract": "Scholl reactions of 10‐mesityl‐1,8‐diphenylanthracene with DDQ (or chloranil) in TfOH/CH2Cl2 yielded three cyclized products depending on the equivalent of the oxidant. The singly cyclized product was a benzo[a]fluoranthene derivative, which further cyclized to the doubly cyclized product by formation of a seven‐membered ring. Reactions with a large amount of DDQ yielded a deep red product, which was identified as an unexpected triply cyclized product with a rubicene framework formed via the migration of a methyl group in the mesityl group. The molecular structures and aromaticity of these five‐ and seven‐membered ring products were investigated by X‐ray analysis and DFT calculations. The optical and electrochemical properties depend on the HOMO–LUMO gap, which decreases as the cyclization proceeds. The rubicene formation is proposed to proceed via an arenium ion intermediate and a 1,2‐methyl shift step.",
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  "title": "Cyclization of a 1,8‐Diphenylanthracene by Scholl Reactions to Form Five‐ and Seven‐Membered Ring Embedded Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons",
  "title_text": "Cyclization of a 1,8‐Diphenylanthracene by Scholl Reactions to Form Five‐ and Seven‐Membered Ring Embedded Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons",
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