Synthesis

Regiospecific synthesis of benzo [b] fluorenones via ring contraction by benzil-benzilic acid rearrangement of benz [a] anthracene-5, 6-diones

A Patra, SK Ghorai, SR De, D Mal

Index: Patra, Asit; Ghorai, Sujit K.; De, Saroj R.; Mal, Dipakranjan Synthesis, 2006 , # 15 p. 2556 - 2562

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Abstract

Abstract A regiospecific route to benzo [b] fluorenones is described. The synthesis is based upon a one-pot, regiospecific benzannulation of 1, 4-dipolar synthons with naphthoquinone monoketal and ring contraction of the generated benz [a] anthracene-5, 6-diones through benzil-benzilic acid rearrangement.