The following work
presents three general approaches allowing,
for the first time, the synthesis of 5,10-diheterotruxene derivatives
containing two identical heteroatoms, namely, oxygen
OOC
, nitrogen
NNC
, or sulfur
SSC
. Two of described
pathways involve the photocyclization of the corresponding triene
2
as a key step leading to a heptacyclic aromatic system.
The third approach is based on the acidic condensation between ninhydrin
14
and benzo[
b
]heteroole
15
.
Typical functionalizations of the 5,10-diheterotruxene core have also
been presented. In addition, the article discusses the advantages
and limitations of the three suggested paths for receiving specific
5,10-diheterotruxene derivatives because the universal method suitable
for obtaining molecules with any type of heteroatoms is not known
so far.