Highly substituted anthracene derivatives are a class of three-ringed aromatic molecules with promising properties for a variety of applications, from dye imaging to organic electronics. Additionally, they can serve as donor components in Donor-Acceptor Columnar Liquid Crystals (DACLCs), a relatively new type of organic material. Exploring the structure-function relationships in anthracene-based DACLCs requires the synthesis of new derivatives. Presented here is the development of new methodology towards the general synthesis of a variety of highly-substituted anthraquinones as immediate precursors to new anthracene derivatives. The investigation of microwave assisted Friedel-Crafts acylation on substituted benzoic acids in strongly acidic conditions will be discussed.

Synthesis of highly substituted anthraquinone derivatives via microwave assisted self-condensation of benzoic acids

249th National Meeting (2015)

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