“…This species was readily identified using 1 H NMR spectroscopy with a ratio of 1 : 3 noted for the relative integrations of the acetyl singlet at δ 2.82 and the signals due to the aromatic protons in the range δ 7.57-8.57. Under the same conditions, acetylation of species 1, 2, 6 and 7 also proceeded smoothly to give products readily identifiable using 1 H NMR spectroscopy; acetophenone 25 1-Ac, 1-acetylnaphthalene 26 2-Ac-a, 2-acetylnaphthalene 27 2-Ac-b, 1-acetylpyrene 28 6-Ac and 2-acetyltriphenylene 29 7-Ac) indicating that, in all cases, mono-acylation had occurred, with only reaction of naphthalene 2 giving a mixture of regioisomers. Unfortunately, under these conditions, fluoranthene 5 underwent diacetylation and reaction of phenanthrene 3 and acenaphthene 4 gave mixtures in which no product could be readily identified using 1 H NMR spectroscopy.…”