Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia (Aug 2007)

<b>Synthesis of allenic naphthalene derivatives</b>

  • Ramazan Erenler

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 2
pp. 241 – 247

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Propargylic alcohol of naphthalene derivatives were synthesized and converted to the corresponding propargylic acetate using acetic anhydride. Reduction of the propargylic acetates by SmI2 afforded allenes and acetylenes. Base-promoted isomerisation of acetylene formed allene in high yield.

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