Abstract: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radical anions, prepared by the addition of sodium to the aromatic hydrocarbon in THF, undergo acylation with carboxylic acid esters and formylation with NN-dialkylformamides. ... Introducing a hnctionality in aromatic hydrocarbons has been of ... CH2(COOH)2, 2 DMF-(CF3S02)20, 3 HF-SbF5/CO 4 reagent systems. ... Alkali metal aromatic radical anions are useful in electron transfer reactions.5 ... They react with a variety of ...
