Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Chemistry of Proximal π-Bond Systems. Part III. Synthesis of Substituted Benzopolycyclic Hydrocarbons

DN Butler, RA Snow

Index: Butler,D.N.; Snow,R.A. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1975 , vol. 53, p. 256 - 262

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Abstract

A series of 21 bridged, vicinal, exocyclic dimethylene hydrocarbons (1-21) have been converted to the related benzopolycyclic dimethyl esters (C1-C21) by oxidation of their respective dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate Diels-Alder adducts (B1-B21). This synthetic sequence represents an excellent, general route to aromatic ring-substituted benzopolycyclic hydrocarbons.