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Synthesis and Photopinacol Rearrangement of 1a,9a-Dihydro-1a,9b-diphenylphenanthrooxirene
Avnir, Davis,Blum, Jochanan
, p. 1349 - 1350 (2007/10/02)
The synthesis of the title compound is described.Pinacol reduction of 2,2'-dibenzoylbiphenyl followed by dehydration of the trans-diol, so formed, with dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal yielded 55percent of the oxirane.Irradiation of the oxide in methylen
