Back
HuagongsheHuagongshe Chemistry Print Report · For research reference only
HRID 488982Generated: October 25, 2026

Aluminum sec-butoxide → 2,9-Dihexylpentacene

https://huagongshe.com/reaction/488982

Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAluminum sec-butoxideHCID 61289—
Reactant3,10-Dihexylpentacene-5,12-dioneHCID 22269484—
SolventMesityleneHCID 7947—
Product2,9-DihexylpentaceneHCID 17973372—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature155 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 1.0 grams of 3,10-dihexylpentacene-5,12-dione and 2.5 grams of aluminum tri(sec-butoxide) in 50 mL of mesitylene was heated to 155° C. for 2 days and cooled. The reaction mixture was filtered and the residue washed with concentrated HCl to give 2,9-dihexylpentacene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06974877B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_12
ORD IDord-2c8db88bb45447ab8ec829bde259eb2e
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_12