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BENZINDENE AND ITS KATZ REACTION
Burger, Ulrich,Thorel, Pierre-Jean,Schaller, Jean-Pierre
, p. 3155 - 3156 (2007/10/02)
A novel and very short synthesis of the useful title hydrocarbon 2 is presented.Its key step is based on a Diels-Alder reaction of isobenzofuran 4.The lithium salt of 2 gives a remarkably stable valence isomer of anthracene 1 in a reaction analogous to the indene -> benzobenzvalene transformation.
SYM-BENZVALENO-BENZO-BENZVALENE, A DOUBLE VALENCE ISOMER OF ANTHRACENE
Gandillon, Gerard,Bianco, Bernard,Burger, Ulrich
, p. 51 - 54 (2007/10/02)
Dilithio-s-indacene (1) on reaction with excess chlorocarbene produces s-benzvaleno-benzo-benzvalene (3).Unlike benzvalene, it does not aromatize on heating but decomposes stepwise to 1,5- and 1,7-bis-methylene-dihydro-indacene (6 and 7).
