1-H-Cyclobuta[a]naphthalen-2-one (2) was synthesized in eight steps starting from alpha-tetralone. With 2 the last missing compound of the three possible cyclobutanaphthalenones has been prepared. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
1-H-Cyclobuta[a]naphthalen-2-one (2) was synthesized in eight steps starting from alpha-tetralone. With 2 the last missing compound of the three possible cyclobutanaphthalenones has been prepared. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.