Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12): 2218.

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Preparation of dl-Dibenzophenanthrene by Using Benzyl-type Binaphthyl Disulfone

AN De-Lie, TAN Xiao-Hua, PENG Zhi-Hong, SHAO Guang   

  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
  • Received:2002-12-25 Online:2003-12-24 Published:2003-12-24

Abstract: We reported that a benzyl-type binaphthyl disulfone could be conveniently converted into dibenzophenanthrene. Thus, racemic 1 was treated with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) afforded dl-dibenzophenanthrene in a moderate yield, together with an unknown benzensulfonyl-substituted derivative 2. The structures were confirmed by MS, 1H, 13CNMR and elemental analysis. The reaction might involve the initiaLIntramolecular nucleophilic substitution to produce an intermediate 3, followed by elimination of benzenesulfinic acid to form dibenzophenanthrene.

Key words: Binaphthyl disulfone, Dibenzophenanthrene, Reaction mechanism, Intramolecular nucleophilic substitution, Elimination=

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