Pavlik, James William2014-03-142014-03-141961-07-05etd-06102012-040101http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43027The ayelodehydrogenation of 7-(1-naphthyl)benz [a] anthracene to dibenzo [a,e] perylene was accomplished in 38% yield using an aluminum chloride - stannic chloride catalyst. Attempts to reproduce or to improve this yield were not successful and thereafter the only product isolated was a low melting light orange solid which was postulated to be a hydrogenated intermediate. That the orange material could be converted to dibenzo [a,e] perylene upon treatment with palladiem on charcoal in p-eymene substantiated this postulation.59 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1961.P384Benzanthracenes -- ResearchDehydrogenation -- ResearchPerylene -- SynthesisThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06102012-040101/