M. Seery, Sylvia M. Draper, John M. Kelly
Feb 1, 2005
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Abstract
The synthesis of 3-phenylindenone (la), 6-methoxy-3-phenylindenone (1b), 2-bromo-6-methoxy-3-phenylindenone (1c) and 2-ethoxycarbonyl-6-methoxy-3-phenylindenone (1d) is described using two methods - synthesis via indanoneprecursors and synthesis via propanedione precursors. Crystal structures of 2-bromo-6-methoxy-3-phenylindanone, the synthetic precursor to 1b and 2-bromo-6-methoxy-3-phenylindenone were obtained. Preliminary photochemical studies showed that 1b dimerizes readily, but no transient species were detectable using ns-flash photolysis.