STUDIES IN THE WAGNER-MEERWEIN REARRANGEMENT: PART IV. DERIVATIVES OF BENZ [b] FLUORENE

FAL Anet, PMG Bavin

Index: Anet,F.A.L.; Bavin,P.M.G. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1960 , vol. 38, p. 240 - 243

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Abstract

10-Methyl-10-benz [b] fluorenylmethyl tosylate gave mainly 5-methylbenz [a] anthracene on formolysis, but the related alcohol gave a mixture of the 5-and 6-methyl isomers by reaction with phosphorus pentoxide. Reaction of benz [b] fluorenone with excess diazomethane gave 5-methoxybenz [a] anthracene as the only isolable product. The alkylation of methyl benz [b] fluorene-10-carboxylate was studied.