An Efficient Synthesis of Benzofluorenes Via α-Alkoxycarbonyldiarylmethyl Cations
Rearrangement of α-alkoxycarbonyldiarylmethyl cations lead to 9-fluorenecarboxylic esters.Decarboxylation of these esters generates the fluorene derivatives 9a-f.The precursors to the cations are the α-hydroxyesters 6a-g.This conversion constitutes a facile synthesis of benzofluorenes.