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A Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Arene-Triflate Coupling for the Synthesis of Fluoranthrenes and Benzofluoranthrenes
Rice, Joseph E.,Cai, Zhen-Wei
, p. 1663 - 1678 (2007/10/02)
A method for the preparation of fluoranthrenes and benzofluoranthrenes from aryl bromides and aryl methoxymethyl ethers is described.The key step in this synthesis is an intramolecular triflate-arene coupling mediated by bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II)chloride.Fluoranthrene, benzofluoranthrene, benzofluoranthrene, and indenopyrene were prepared in yields of 84-91percent.The regiospecific synthesis of substituted benzofluoranthrenes was demonstrated by the preparation of 6-fluorobenzofluoranthrene (72percent yield) and 5- and 6-methoxybenzofluoranthrene in yields of 73percent and 62percent respectively when the reaction was conducted in the presence of excess triphenylphosphine.Key Words: synthesis; palladium; triflate; fluoranthrene; benzofluoranthrene