STUDIES IN THE PHENANTHRENE SERIES. II. PHENANTHRENE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND 9-BROMOPHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVES1

E Mosettig, J Kamp

Index: Mosettig; van de Kamp Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1932 , vol. 54, p. 3328,3335

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Abstract

Of the hitherto known preparative methods, that of Pschorr2 is the best for the phenanthrene- 9-carboxylic acid, while the-2-and-3-carboxylic acids were best prepared through the corresponding phenanthrene-2-and 3-sulfonic acids3x4 Neither of these methods is suitable however for large scale preparation of the carboxylic acids. Recently, Mosettig and van de Kamp6 found a way of preparing phenanthrene-2-and-3-carboxylic acids by oxidizing 2- ...