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Synthesis of Potentially Basic Hydrocarbons by Sulphur Extrusion and/or Bis-Wittig Reactions. Two Syntheses of Benzindenophenalene and a New Synthesis of Dibenzonaphthacene (Zethrene)
Kemp, William,Storie, Iain T.,Tulloch, Charles D.
, p. 2812 - 2817 (2007/10/02)
Macrocyclic bis-sulphides have been prepared from 1,2-, 2,3-, and 1,8-bis(bromomethyl)naphthalenes.Methylation of the bis-sulphides, followed by the Stevens rearrangement, gave the corresponding carbocycles with extra-annular sulphide groups; removal of these sulphide groups by Hofmann elimination led to spontaneous trans-annular condensation.Using this general method, two hydrocarbons were synthesized: benzindenophenalene and dibenzonaphthacene (or zethrene).An alternative synthetic route led to the synthesis of benzindenophenalene, using the Wittig reaction between naphthalene-2,3-carbaldehyde and 1,8-bis(triphenylphosphoniomethyl)naphthalene dibromide.
