Anu Jose; Jayakrishnan, A J; Vedhanarayanan, B; Rajeev S Menon; Sunil Varughese; Suresh, E; Vijay Nair, G
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014)
A facile one-pot benzannulation strategy involving phosphine-3-alkyl allenoate zwitterions and cyclic 1,2-diones is described. The strategy is effectively utilized in the synthesis of fluoranthenes and benzo[a]aceanthrylenes ...