Deoxygenation of hydroquinones as a general route to norbornane-fused aromatic systems: An entry into substituted and functionalized dimethano- and methanoanthracenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo202023w

A high-yielding route to substituted and functionalized dimethanoanthracenes by the Pd-catalyzed deoxyenation of the corresponding hydroquinone precursors is described. Attempts were made to deoxygenate the 9,10-dimesylate, ditosylate, and ditriflate deri