Reactions with benzo[b]thiophene-2,3-dio
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Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Sallam; Mohamed Helmi Elnagdi; Mohamed Husein Abdel-Hady
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Article
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1975
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John Wiley and Sons
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German
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## Abstract Benzo[b]thiophene‐2,3‐diones (**1**) react with __Grignard__ reagents to yield 2,3‐dihydroxy‐2,3‐diaryl(aralkyl)benzo[b]‐thiophenes (**2**). The latter compounds yield 3,3‐diaryl(aralkyl)‐benzo[b]thiophene‐2‐ones (**3**) by pinacolone rearrangement. Treatment of **3** by hot ethanolic s