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Synthesis of Tetrahydrobiphenylene via Pd(0)-Catalyzed C(sp

Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin (2017-12-05)
Chihiro Tsukano, Satoshi Suetsugu, Nobusuke Muto, Yoshiji Takemoto
ABSTRACT

Tetrahydrobiphenylene consists of cyclobutene fused with benzene and cyclohexene rings. In this paper, a direct method for synthesizing tetrahydrobiphenylenes based on a palladium (Pd)(0)-catalyzed C(sp

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o-Tolylmagnesium bromide solution, 2.0 M in diethyl ether