Synthesis 2018; 50(03): 391-439
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589518
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

The Dibenzosuberenone Scaffold as a Privileged Substructure: From Synthesis to Application

a   Ataturk University, Science Faculty, Department of Chemistry, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey   Email: adastan@atauni.edu.tr   Email: nsarac@atauni.edu.tr
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b   Ataturk University, Oltu Vocational Training School, 25400, Erzurum, Turkey
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a   Ataturk University, Science Faculty, Department of Chemistry, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey   Email: adastan@atauni.edu.tr   Email: nsarac@atauni.edu.tr
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We are grateful to Atatürk University for their financial support.
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Publication History

Received: 07 August 2017

Accepted after revision: 13 September 2017

Publication Date:
21 December 2017 (online)


This review is dedicated to Emeritus Professor Metin Balci (Ataturk University and Middle East Technical University) on behalf of all Balci students, past and present, with warmest congratulations, respect, and admiration, on the occasion of his 69th birthday.

Abstract

Numerous studies on dibenzosuberenones, especially on 5-dibenzosuberenones, have emerged in recent years. This review focuses on the chemistry of dibenzosuberenones, including their synthesis and applications, which are currently used as tools by the synthetic and biological communities.

1 Introduction

2 5-Dibenzosuberenone (5H-Dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-one)

2.1 Synthesis of 5-Dibenzosuberenone

2.2 Reactions of 5-Dibenzosuberenone

3 5H-Dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-5-one

3.1 Synthesis of 5H-Dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-5-one

3.2 Reactions of 5H-Dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-5-one

4 6H-Dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-6-one and 10H-Dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-10-one

4.1 Generation and Trapping of 6H-Dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-6-one and 10H-Dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-10-one

5 Dibenzocycloheptenediones

5.1 Synthesis of Dibenzocycloheptenediones

5.2 Reactions of Dibenzocycloheptenediones

6 Conclusion