Synthesis 1993; 1993(2): 205-206
DOI: 10.1055/s-1993-25829
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A Facile Synthesis of 1,8- and 1,7-Bis(chloromethyl)fluorenes

Akihiko Tsuge* , Takatoshi Yamasaki, Tetsuji Moriguchi, Toshio Matsuda, Yoshiaki Nagano, Hironobu Nago, Shuntaro Mataka, Shoji Kajigaeshi, Masashi Tashiro
  • *Research Institute of Advanced Material Study, and Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Kyushu University, 6-1, Kasuga-kohen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816, Japan
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17 September 2002 (online)

A convenient synthesis of 1,8- and 1,7-bis(chloromethyl)-3,6-di-tert-butylfluorenes based on a selective preparation, using the tert-butyl group as a positional protective group, is described.