Tetrahedron Letters

Peri-methanoarenes by thermolysis of [methoxy (arenyl) methyl] trimethylsilanes

TA Engler, H Shechter

Index: Engler, T. A.; Shechter, H. Tetrahedron Letters, 1982 , vol. 23, # 27 p. 2715 - 2718

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Abstract

8-Bromo-lg-cyclobuta [de] naphthalene(_2),-the lnltlal arene to be bridged in e-positions by a single carbon morety, 1s formed (Eq 1) upon rrradratlon of 8-bromo-1- naphthyldlazomethane (;) la and then convertable to lH_cyclobuta [de] naphthalene(2) by hydrolysis of Its Grignardreagent la Recently 2 has been obtalned (Eq 1) by flash-vacuum decomposition of salts of l-or 2-naphthaldehyde E-tosylhydrazones or their subsequent l ( ...