
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bell, SEV 
A1  - Brown, RFC 
A1  - Coulston, KJ 
A1  - Eastwood, FW 
T1  - Conversion of 5-(4',7'-Dimethyl-1',3'-dihydro-1',3'-ethano-2'H-inden-2'-ylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4,6-dione Into 3-Methylacenaphthylene in a Flash Vacuum Pyrolytic Experiment
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1994
VL  - 47
IS  - 8
SP  - 1469
EP  - 1481
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9941469 
N2  - Flash vacuum pyrolysis of 5-(4&#8242;,7&#8242;-dimethyl-1&#8242;,3&#8242;-dihydro-1&#8242;,3&#8242;-ethano-2&#8242; H-inden-2&#8242;-ylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4,6-dione (13) at temperatures in the range 600-750&#176;p led to complex mixtures, but at higher temperatures (850&#176;) it was converted into 3-methylacenaphthylene (major) and 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene (minor). 5-Ethenyl-1,4-dimethylnaphthalene on f.v.p. at 850&#176; gave 5-methylacenaphthylene together with other compounds and was not on the reaction pathway. 
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