Title
A new synthesis of polycyclic fluoranthenes via cyclodehydration of a keto-adduct formed by michael reaction
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1996
Abstract
A new and general synthesis of polycyclic fluoranthenes is described. The key step is a Michael addition of 9-fluorenyl anion to α-methylene ketones, followed by cyclodehydration and aromatization. The versatility of this synthetic strategy was demonstrated by the preparation of several substituted fluoranthenes and polycyclic fluoranthenes. The sterically-driven double Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of this class of molecules is also discussed.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
Volume
11
Issue
1-4
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Cho, Bongsup P., and Li Zhou. "A new synthesis of polycyclic fluoranthenes via cyclodehydration of a keto-adduct formed by michael reaction." Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 11, 1-4 (1996): 261-266. doi: 10.1080/10406639608544674.