Unusual transformation of the diarylmethanol derivative into an unknown 1,2,3,6,7,10-hexahydroxylated anthracene system.
10-Benzyloxy-1,2,3-trimethoxy-6,7-(methylene-1,3-dioxy)anthracene as a potential material for molecular electronics was synthesized from the O-benzyl-protected diarylmethanol derivative containing the 1,3-dioxyethylene acetal function via a one-pot procedure under acidic conditions (1 N HCl, methanol, 60 h) in 60% yield. The replacement of methanol for benzene resulted in hydrolysis of the acetal function in 96% yield.
Department of Heteroorganic Chemistry, Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Sienkiewicza 112, Poland. pbalczew@bilbo.cbmm.lodz.pl
Piotr
P
Bałczewski
Marek
M
Koprowski
Agnieszka
A
Bodzioch
Bernard
B
Marciniak
Ewa
E
Rózycka-Sokołowska