Preparation and rearrangement of 6a-methyl-6aH-benzo[a]carbazole and 11b-methyl-11bH-benzo[c]carbazole
Abstract
The non-aromatic benzocarbazoles (4) and (10) are isolable stable compounds; (4) are produced by photolysis of the benzotriazoles (3), and on further irradiation undergo aza-di-π-methane arrangement to give the indenoquinolines (5), whilst as expected (10) is photostable.