Short synthetic approach to benzo[g]cyclopenta[a]-phenanthrenes and benzo[g]-indeno[a]phenanthrenones

Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 213-227

  Gacs Baitz, Eszter ^a   Minuti, Lucio ^b   Taticchi, Aldo ^b  

^a CTRL RES INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzo g cyclopenta a phenanthrenes; Benzo g indeno a phenanthrenones; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; LIPIDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BENZO[G]CYCLOPENTA[A]PHENANTHRENE; BENZO[G]INDENO[A]PHENANTHRENONE; CYCLOADDITION REACTION; CYCLOADDITIONS; DIELS-ALDER REACTION; HIGH PRESSURE; LEWIS ACID; REGIO-SELECTIVE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC APPROACH;

CYCLOADDITION;

EID: 0030503576     PISSN: 10406638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10406639608048349     Document Type: Article

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