Cage formation: a new reaction of quinones with carbanions
Abstract
Generated in methanol under controlled basicity, carbanions react with 2,5- or 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone to give cage tetraketones related to 1,4,7-[1]-ethyl[2′]ylidenenaphthalene or to benz[1,2-a; 3,4-g]-azulene.