title: Manganese(III) acetate-mediated cyclization of diarylmethylenecyclopropa[b]naphthalenes: a method for the synthesis of 1,2-benzanthracene derivatives.
abstract: The manganese(III) acetate-mediated free radical cyclization of diarylmethylenecyclopropa[b]naphthalenes with nucleophiles such as carboxylic acid and sulfonic acid provides an efficient method for the synthesis of 1,2-benzanthracenes in moderate to good yields under mild conditions. In addition, after several steps of simple and routine operations, the obtained 1,2-benzanthracenes bearing an acetoxy group could be easily converted to structurally more sophisticated 1,2-benzanthracene derivatives, which are not easily accessible yet potentially useful candidates for materials science.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Xi-xi Campus, Hangzhou 310028, People's Republic of China.
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Cao
authors: Maozhong
authors: M
authors: Miao
authors: Wanli
authors: W
authors: Chen
authors: Luling
authors: L
authors: Wu
authors: Xian
authors: X
authors: Huang