Half-substituted fluorocycloparaphenylenes with high symmetry: synthesis, properties and derivatization to densely substituted carbon nanorings

Fluorinated cycloparaphenylenes (FCPPs) have attracted attention as electron-accepting CPPs as well as strained fluoroarenes. Herein, we report the synthesis and properties of novel FCPPs; F16[8]CPP and F12[6]CPP. Furthermore, the derivatization of F16[8]CPP afforded a new carbon nanoring where sixteen pyrrole rings are densely substituted on the CPP framework. Synthesis and properties of novel fluorinated cycloparaphenylenes (FCPPs), F16[8]CPP and F12[6]CPP, were reported. Furthermore, the derivatization of F16[8]CPP afforded a new carbon nanoring where sixteen pyrroles are densely substituted.