Tetrahydropyrene and pyrene have been functionalized in their 2,7-positions with carbazole and 3,6-di-tert-butylcarbazole groups, and the properties of these new compounds are compared to analogous carbazole and ...

The synthesis of two series of substituted 2,7-diaryl-4,5,9,10-tetrahydropyrenes (1a–c) and 2,7-diarylpyrenes (2a–c) is reported; the opposing phenyl tips being terminated with tBu (a), OCH3 (b), or F (c) to impart variation ...