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Synthesis of the benzo[b]fluorene core of the kinamycins by arylalkyne-allene and arylalkyne-alkyne cycloadditions
Gonzalez-Cantalapiedra, Esther,De Frutos, Oscar,Atienza, Carmen,Mateo, Cristina,Echavarren, Antonio M.
, p. 1430 - 1443 (2007/10/03)
Arylalkyne-allene and arylalkyne-alkyne cycloadditions yields benzo[a]fluorenones, which are related to the tetracyclic core of the kinamycins. In the arylalkyne-alkyne cycloadditions, we found a rearrangement that produces benzo-[a]fluorenones, in addition to the expected benzo[b]fluorenones. This rearrangement could be suppressed in the presence of phenol, which allowed the synthesis of 4,9-dimeth-oxy-2-methyl-11H-benzo[b] fluoren-11-one in excellent yield. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2006.
