title: Site-specific preparation of 2-carboalkoxy-4-substituted naphthalenes and 9-alkylphenanthrenes and evidence for an allene intermediate in the novel base-catalyzed cyclization of 2-alkynylbiphenyls.
abstract: [Structure: see text] A site-specific preparation of 2-carboalkoxy-4-substituted naphthalenes and 9-alkylphenanthrenes is described. The successful cyclization of an allene intermediate provides supportive evidence for the previously proposed mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Burton
mesh_terms: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010616:Phenanthrenes