Synthesis of 2‐(9‐Fluorenyl)acrylic Acid Derivatives via Intramolecular Friedel—Crafts Reaction of Morita—Baylis—Hillman Adducts of 2‐Biphenylcarboxaldehydes.

Abstract

Synthesis of 2-(9-Fluorenyl)acrylic Acid Derivatives via Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts Reaction of Morita-Baylis-Hillman Adducts of 2-Biphenylcarboxaldehydes. -The method is presented with a view to the importance of fluorene building blocks in syntheses of bioactive molecules and in material sciences. -(LIM, H. N.; JI, S.-H.; LEE*, K.-J.; Synthesis 2007, 16, 2454-2460; Dep. Chem. Eng., Hanyang Univ., Seoul 133-791, S. Korea; Eng.) -Nuesgen 51-130