Cycloaddition of 2-phenylbenzazete to diphenylketen
Abstract
Formation of 9,10-diphenylanthracene and the benzazetine (5) from 2-phenylbenzazete (1) and diphenylketen involves a stepwise 2 + 4 cycloaddition in which the keten acts formally as a diene; the benzazetine (5) gives diphenylanthracene at high temperature.