16603-23-9Relevant articles and documents
Acid-catalyzed cyclization of anthracenol derivatives to homotriptycenes
Gao, Chunmei,Cao, Derong,Xu, Sheyang,Meier, Herbert
, p. 3071 - 3076 (2007/10/03)
10-Benzyl-9,10-dihydroanthracen-9-ols, having high electron densities in the benzene ring, exhibit in the presence of acid a transannular ring closure to the corresponding homotriptycenes in almost quantitative yields. Since the starting compounds are easily accessible from 9(10H)-anthracenone, this process represents the most facile route to such pentacyclic systems. An electron-releasing methoxy group enables the intramolecular electrophilic substitution in its para position. In the absence of such an activation, a number of alternative processes can occur, namely the acid-catalyzed dehydration to anthracene derivatives with (R ≠ H) or without (R = H) rearrangement or a disproportionation reaction of the secondary alcohol to the corresponding ketone and hydrocarbon.
Thermolysis of 2-Benzylidenebenzocyclobutenols
Bradley, Jean-Claude,Durst, Tony,Williams, A. J.
, p. 6575 - 6579 (2007/10/02)
The thermolysis of a series of 2-benzylidenebenzocyclobuten-1-ols has been studied.Whenever comparisons can be made, the rate of opening of the benzocyclobutene ring was slower for these compounds than the corresponding 2-ones.The intermediate vinylallenes underwent a variety of electrocyclization reactions which depended on the nature of the additional substituent at C-1. 10-Benzylideneanthrone and 4-benzylidene-1-tetralones, respectively, were obtained when this substituent was phenyl or vinyl. 1-(Alkynylphenyl)-2-benzylidenebenzocylobuten-1-ols were converted to mixtures of 4-benzylidene-1,4-naphthoquinonemethides, 2,3-dibenzylidene-1-indanones, and 10-phenylbenzofluorenone.
