Fluoranthenes by cyclodehydrogenation. Benzo[a]naphtho[j]1,2-fluoranthene
Abstract
The palladium–sulphur method has been used to dehydrogenate 3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-1-(1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4-phenanthryl)anthracene to the title compound. Two intermediates, tetrahydrobenzo[a]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphtho[1,2-j]fluoranthene and tetrahydrobenzo[a]naphtho[1,2-j]fluoranthene, were isolated and their structures established.