[S:1]1[C:5]([C:6](=[O:8])[CH3:7])=[CH:4][C:3]2[CH2:9][CH2:10][C:11]3[C:16]([C:2]1=2)=[CH:15][CH:14]=[C:13]([C:17](=[O:19])[CH3:18])[CH:12]=3.C(C1C(=O)C(Cl)=C(Cl)C(=O)C=1C#N)#N>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[S:1]1[C:5]([C:6](=[O:8])[CH3:7])=[CH:4][C:3]2[CH:9]=[CH:10][C:11]3[C:16]([C:2]1=2)=[CH:15][CH:14]=[C:13]([C:17](=[O:19])[CH3:18])[CH:12]=3To a stirred solution of 1,1′-(4,5-dihydronaphtho[1,2-b]thiophene-2,7-diyl))diethanone (5c) (1 g, 3.7 mmol) in 30 ml of toluene, DDQ (0.84 g, 3.7 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 60 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, 100 ml water was added and the organics were extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude compound which was purified by column chromatography to obtain 1,1′-(naphtho[1,2-b]thiophene-2,7-diyl)diethanone as a brown solid (10a) (0.45 g, 55%).
Loading…