A Convenient Synthesis of (<i>E</i>)-Δ<sup>3,3′</sup>-Biphthalides

Marshall, Philip Guy; Mooney, Brett; Prager, R. H.; Ward, A. David

doi:10.1055/s-1981-29380

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“…[49] To this end, we developed a synthesis of 5,6-dimethoxy-2-methylindane-1,3-dione (20) by adapting, in part, steps of known methods, starting from 5,6-dimethoxyphthalide (meta-meconine, 24) (Scheme 8). [50] This compound was subjected to benzylic bromination with Nbromosuccinimide, [51] and subsequent conversion into the corresponding triphenyl(phthalid-3-yl)phosphonium bromide 25, [52] which was obtained in 80% yield. This compound was characterized by 1 H and 13 C NMR spectroscopy and MALDI mass spectrometry, which indicate the integrity of the phosphonium ion.…”

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2,3,6,7,10,11‐Hexamethoxytribenzotriquinacene: Synthesis, Solid‐State Structure, and Functionalization of a Rigid Analogue of Cyclotriveratrylene

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The syntheses of several tribenzotriquinacenes bearing six methoxy groups at the outer peripheral positions of the aromatic rings are reported. The centro‐methyl derivative is accessible in surprisingly good yield through two‐fold cyclodehydration in the final step of a synthesis route which requires special care in the preparation of some electron‐rich key intermediates, such as 5,6‐dimethoxy‐2‐methylindane‐1,3‐dione and bis(3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)methanol. X‐ray single‐crystal structure analysis of the centro‐methyl derivative confirms its C3v‐symmetrical molecular structure but, at variance from the parent centro‐methyltribenzotriquinacene and the similarly shaped cyclotriveratrylene, the hexamethoxytribenzotriquinacene analog does not form columnar stacks in the solid state. Functionalization of the three benzhydrylic bridgehead positions leads to the tetramethyl analog and the bridgehead triol in good yields. In contrast, attempts to functionalize the ortho positions by nitration or bromination mainly give rise to ring cleavage through electrophilic ipso attack, which parallels the behavior of cyclotribenzylenes and cyclotriveratrylenes. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004)

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