Naphthoannulation: A new procedure

ORGN 170

Patrick M. Donovan and Lawrence T. Scott. Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Merkert Chemistry Center, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3860

The 4-step naphthoannulation of thioxanthen-9-one (1) shown below gives the previously unknown sulfur heterocycle 4. Details of this procedure and its application to other diaryl ketones will be presented.

 

Functional pi-Electronic Systems
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2003 Convention Center -- Hall G, Poster

Division of Organic Chemistry
The 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003