Synthesis, crystal structure, and properties of methyl-substituted coronene amide analogue

A coronene amide analogue was synthesized in six steps using an improved method at the final biarylation step. The key to the progress of palladium-mediated biarylation involved the introduction of three methyl groups to suppress the undesired reaction and the use of tri-tert-butylphosphine as the ligand for palladium. Single-crystal X-ray analysis revealed that the core unit of the coronene analogue has a non-planar structure.