Synthèses dans le Domaine des Composés Polycycliques Aromatiques. XX. Synthèses du 1,2‐3,4‐5,6‐7,8‐tétrabenzophénanthrène (ou Tétrabenzo [a,c,g,i] Phénanthrène) et du 1,12‐2,3‐10,11‐Tri‐Benzopérylène (ou Tribenzo[b,n,p,q,r]Pérylène)

Tetrabenzo [a,c,g,i] phenanthrene (II) and tribenzo [b,n,p,q,r] perylene (III) have been synthesized from methyl 9,9′‐biphenanthryl‐10,10'‐dicarboxylate (la) by the following steps: reduction with H4LiAl [10,10′‐bishydroxymethyl‐9,9'‐biphenanthryl (Ib)], bromination with PBr3 [10,10′‐bisbromomethyl‐9,9'‐biphenanthryl (Ie)], cyclisation with KNH2 (II) and cyclodehydrogenation with Pd (III). The U. V. spectra of these hydrocarbons have been recorded (Fig. 1). Copyright © 1960 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, WeinheimSCOPUS: ar.j