The synthesis of 1,8-disubstituted biphenylenes by pyrolysis of azo compounds has been optimized. By means of a continuously working pyrolysis apparatus, the cis isomer 2 can be reliably produced on a gram scale. The chiral syn-[2.2]biphenylenophane 12 has been synthesized by an intermolecular cyclization reaction, subsequent oxidation of the sulfur atoms and pyrolytic extrusion of sulfur dioxide. In an analogous manner, the [2,2]biphenylophane 13 was obtained. The separation of the racemates of the hydrocarbons 12 and 13 could be achieved using a stationary chiral HPLC phase. Compound 12 preferentially adopts a syn conformation in the solid state. The CD spectra of 12 and 13 are compared.
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