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Arene Hydrides, Reaction of Anthracene Hydride (Anion of 9,10-Dihydroanthracene) with Diaryl Ketones. Base-Induced Fragmentation of the Carbonyl Adduct
Sommer, Andreas,Stamm, Helmut,Woderer, Anton
, p. 387 - 390 (2007/10/02)
With benzophenone (1a) and fluorenone (1b) anthracene hydride (AH-) rapidly forms the anions 3a, b of the corresponding tertiary alcohols 4a, b, the intense colour of the reaction mixture indicating the presence of the ketyls 2a, b.Excess of AH- converts 3a, b into the diarylcarbinols.A mechanism is proposed for this ketone reduction.
