AuCl-catalyzed reaction of ortho-alkynyl (oxo) benzene with benzenediazonium 2-carboxylate as a synthetic method towards anthracene, triptycene, and phthalazine …
The AuCl-catalyzed benzannulation of ortho-alkynylphenyl ketones with benzenediazonium 2-carboxylate proceeded efficiently at 40° C in (CH2Cl) 2 and a variety of anthracene derivatives, having a ketone group at 9-position, were produced in good to high yields. On the other hand, the reaction of ortho-alkynylbenzaldehydes with benzenediazonium 2- carboxylate afforded triptycyl ketones. The reactions most probably proceed through the ...