Synthesis 2006(2): 293-298  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-918512
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New Route to Unsymmetrical 9,10-Disubstituted Ethynylanthracene Derivatives

Frédéric de Montigny, Gilles Argouarch*, Claude Lapinte
Organométalliques et Catalyse, Chimie et Electrochimie Moléculaires, UMR CNRS 6509, Institut de Chimie de Rennes, Université de Rennes I, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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Publication History

Received 6 July 2005
Publication Date:
21 December 2005 (online)

Abstract

The preparation of new organic compounds bearing ethynylanthracene fragments is described, and an original pathway for the selective synthesis of unsymmetrical 9,10-diethynylanthracenes is given. The synthesis of some 9-ethynyl-10-substituted anthracene derivatives is also reported.