Journal of the American Chemical Society published new progress about 159-62-6. 159-62-6 belongs to naphthyridine, auxiliary class Other Aromatic Heterocyclic,Spiro, name is Spiro[fluorene-9,9′-xanthene], and the molecular formula is C25H16O, Product Details of C25H16O.
Clarkson, R. G. published the artcileSpirans with four aromatic radicals on the spiro carbon atom, Product Details of C25H16O, the publication is Journal of the American Chemical Society (1930), 2881-91, database is CAplus.
2-NCC6H4Ph, b43 202-4°, m. 35-6°, with PhMgBr gives 76% of 2-PhC6H4Bz, reduced by Mg-MgI2 to 9-phenyl-fluorene (25% yield) and gives with PhMgBr 63% of 2-phenyltriphenylcarbinol, m. 87-8°; it can be distilled with steam only if every trace of acid is previously removed. Attempts to prepare the chloride, even with AcCl at 0°, gives 9,9-diphenylfluorene. 2,3′,3”-Triphenyltriphenylcarbinol, from 3-BrC6H4Ph and 2-PhC6H4CO2Et, could not be crystallized; heating with AcOH containing a little concentrated H2SO4 gives 9,9-di[3-biphenyl]-fluorene, m. 190-1°. 2-IMgC6H4Ph and fluorenone give 70% of 9-[2-biphenyl]-9-fluorenol, m. 160-70°, crystallizes unchanged from; AcOH; AcOH containing a trace of HCl or I gives 9,9′-spirobifluorene, C26H16, m. AcCl in C6H6 gives the same compound; it is not affected by Zn in AcOH and does not add Br. 2-Iododiphenyl ether, from the 2-NO2 derivative by reduction and the Sandmeyer reaction, b22 198-202°. m. 54-6°; the Grignard reagent with fluorenone gives 9-[2-phenoxyphenyl]-9-fluorenol, slightly brown, m. 154°; with AcCl in AcOH this yields spiro-9-fluorene-9′-xanthene (I), m. 212-3°. A definite proof of the course of the condensation reaction is afforded by the synthesis of I from xanthone. 2-IMgC6H4Ph and xanthone give 9-[2-biphenyl-9-xanthenol, isolated as the mol. compound with xanthone; warming this with AcOH gives I. 2-Iodo-4′-methyldiphenyl ether, b34, 210-5°, m. 41° (74% yield from the NO2 derivative); the Grignard reagent with 2-bromofluorenone gives 9-[2-phenyl p-tolyl ether)-6-bromo-9-fluorenol, pale yellow, m. 175°; heating with glacial AcOH containing a little HCl gives spiro-9-[2-bromofluorene]-9′[-[2′-methylxanthene], m. 201°; the Me group could not be oxidized without destroying the spiran linkage. 2-lMgC6H4Ph and xanthone give 9-[2-phenoxyphenyl]-9-xanthenol, m. 136-7°; heating with AcOH 3 hrs. gives 9,9′-spirobixanthene, m. 283-4°; no evidence of salt formation was observed with dry HBr or HClO4. Reduction of 2-BrC6H4Bz with Zn-Hg gives 50% of 2-bromodiphenylmethane (II), b22 192-8°, does not solidify at 0°; the Grignard reagent with fluorenone gives 9-[2-benzylphenyl]-9-fluorenol, m. 132-3°; AcOH-HCl gives spiro-9-fluorene-9′-[9,10-dihydroanthracene, m. 207°. II and xanthone give 9-[2-benzylphenyl]-9-xanthenol, m. 146°; AcCl and AcOH give spiro-9-xanthene-9′-[9,10-dihydroanthracene], m. 257-9° (corrected). 2-BrC6H4CHPh2 yields a Grignard reagent after 24 hrs. boiling in Et2O-PhMe which gives with fluorenone 51% of 9-[2-benzohydrylphenyl]-9-fluorenol, m. 192°; AcOH-HCl transforms this into spiro-9-fluorene-9′-[10-Phenyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene), m. 267-8° (corrected), 9-[2-Benzohydrylphenyl]-9-xanthenol forms a mol. complex with xanthone, m. 200-5° decompn,); AcOH-HCl gives spiro-9-xanthene-9′-[10-phenyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene], m. 334-5° (corrected). [2-IMg-C6H4Ph and 10,10′-diphenylanthrone gives 55% of 9-[2-biphenyl]-10,10 diphenyl 9,10-dihydro-9-anthranol slightly yellow, m. 231-4° (decomposition); boiling AcOH gives quant. spiro-9-fluorene-9′-[10,10-diphenyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene), m. 363-4° (corrected). 2-IMg-C6H4OPh and diphenylanthrone give 74% of 9-[2-phenoxyphenyl]-10,10-diphenyl-9,10-dihydro-9-anthranol, m. 270-8° (corrected); AcOH gives quant. spiro-9-xanthene-9′-[10,10-diphenyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene], m. 377-80° (corrected). 2-IMgC6H4Ph and anthraquinone gives 25% of 9,10-di-[2-biphenyl]anthraquinol, m. 353-5° (corrected, decomposition); heating with AcOH-AcCl 4 hrs. gives quant. dispiro-9,9′-difluorene-9”,9”’-[9,10-di-hydroanthracene], m. 471-4° (corrected). 9,10-Di[2-phenoxyphenyl]anthraquinol, m. 351-3° (corrected, decomposition) (47% yield; heating with AcOH-H2SO4 8 hrs. on the steam bath gives 70% of dispiro-9,9′-dixanthene-9”,9”’-(9,10-dihydroanthracene), m. 487-90° (corrected). 2-IMgC6H4Ph and acenaphthoquinone give 32% of 7,8-di[2-biphenyl]acenaphthodiol, slightly yellow, m. 168°; AcOH-HCl does not give the expected dispiran but the pinacolin, C36H24O, m. 265-7° (corrected); hydrolysis of the latter with EtOH-KOH gives an acid, m. 252-4°(corrected). All the spirans are characterized by unusually high m. ps. and by extremely low insolubility
Journal of the American Chemical Society published new progress about 159-62-6. 159-62-6 belongs to naphthyridine, auxiliary class Other Aromatic Heterocyclic,Spiro, name is Spiro[fluorene-9,9′-xanthene], and the molecular formula is C25H16O, Product Details of C25H16O.
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