Synthesis and X-ray structure of cis-4b,9b-diphenyl-4b,5,9b,10-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-a]indene-5,10-dione
Abstract
The X-ray structure of the title compound 3 and a possible mechanism for its formation from the reaction of bromobenzene and the trimethylsilyl enolate of methyl phenylacetate 2 with lithium diisopropylamide in tetrahydrofuran are presented.