title: Microwave accelerated facile synthesis of fused polynuclear hydrocarbons in dry media by intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation.
abstract: Fused polynuclear tetrahydro arenes are synthesised in a fast, simple, high yielding and regiospecific procedure by an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation in dry media under microwave irradiation of the corresponding 1-bromo-4-arylbutanes immobilised on silica. The observed reactivity is rationalised by molecular modelling studies which suggest the occurrence of a concerted mechanism.
authors.affiliation: REQUIMTE/CQFB, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
authors.forename: Vanya B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Kurteva
authors.forename: António Gil
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Carlos A M
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Afonso