7,8-Benzo-11-chloro[5]metacyclophane
Abstract
The [5]metacyclophane derivative (3) was obtained in 55% isolated yield by treatment of (2) with silver perchlorate in the presence of 2,6-lutidine in tetrahydrofuran solution; (3) isomerizes to (6) in acidic solution and is converted by hydrogen bromide in benzene–acetic acid–water into a mixture consisting mainly of (6), (8a), and (8b).