The question of acenaphthyne- and benzyne-participation in novel transfrmations of some phosphole ylides
Abstract
1,2,5-Triphenylphosphole reacts with 1-diazoacenaphthen-2-one (1) to give the corresponding strained phosphole ylide (4), which, at 175° in diphenyl ether readily gives 7,10-diphenylfluoranthene (6) while the benzyne-type adduct, 1,4-diphenylnaphthalene, is obtained from (a) 1,2,5-triphenylphosphole and o-bromophenol and (b) 1,2,5-triphenylphosphole oxide and HBr.