
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Craig, JT 
A1  - Halton, B 
A1  - Officer, DL 
T1  - An attempted synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydrocyclobuta[l]phenanthrene system by a Thorpe cyclization
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1978
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
SP  - 225
EP  - 229
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9780225 
N2  - Methyl 10-cyanomethylphenanthrene-9-carboxylate (1e) has been subjected to conditions known to favour Thorpe cyclization, but the desired 5,6- dihydrocyclobuta[l]phenanthrene system (3) was not obtained. An alternative cyclization to give 3-ethoxydibenzo[f,h]isoquinolin-1(2H)- one (4) occurs. 
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