One-pot synthesis of novel poly-substituted phenanthrenes

A one-pot synthesis of novel poly-substituted phenanthrenes is described in this article through a Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling followed by a Dieckmann–Thorpe ring closure under microwave irradiation. The selection of the appropriate starting materials allowed us to introduce diversity on various positions of the phenanthrene ring system.

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