A novel methodology for the synthesis of 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene and its analogues has been developed via a palladium-assisted 6pi electrocyclic reaction followed by formaldehyde elimination.
Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds are some of the most significant that are produced artificially or naturally. These heterocyclic rings are virtually always present in biological systems, from the smallest eukaryotes to...
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