The Synthesis of Hexafluorosumanene and Its Congeners
Journal article published in 2013 by
Bernd M. Schmidt 
,
Berit Topolinski,
Shuhei Higashibayashi,
Tatsuhiro Kojima,
Masaki Kawano,
Dieter Lentz,
Hidehiro Sakurai
,
Berit Topolinski,
Shuhei Higashibayashi,
Tatsuhiro Kojima,
Masaki Kawano,
Dieter Lentz,
Hidehiro Sakurai
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Abstract
Bowled over: A family of gem-difluorinated sumanenes was synthesised, including the highly symmetric hexafluorosumanene. The favourable columnar structure is maintained upon fluorination. Substitution by electron-withdrawing substituents increases the bowl depth and results in a large cathodic shift of the reduction potential.