Ben B. Boere, P. Mulder, J. Cornelisse
Sep 2, 2010
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Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas
Abstract
The synthesis and characterization of cyclopent[hi]aceanthrylene, a novel dicyclopenta-fused polycyclic hydrocarbon, are described. The key step is the reductive double alkylation of anthracene by lithium bromoacetate in liquid ammonia giving cis-9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-diacetic acid in good yield. Lithium bromoacetate is a better alkylating agent than the sodium iodoacetate formerly used.