Synthesis of Paracyclo(1,8)napthalenophane and Paracyclo(5,6)acenaphthenophane

Abstract
[2]Paracyclo[2]paracyclo[2](1,8)naphthalenophan-9-ene-1,17-diyne, [0]paracyclo[2]paracyclo[0](5,6)acenaphthenophan-7-ene, and [2]paracyclo[2]paracyclo[2](5,6)acenaphthenophan-9-ene-1,17-diyne, were synthesized by intramolecular reductive coupling reaction of the corresponding carbonyl compounds with low-valent titanium reagent. The structures of the compounds were elucidated by NMR analyses, and the transannular π-electronic interactions between two benzene rings were examined on the basis of electronic spectra.