Elsevier, Tetrahedron Letters, 49(38), p. 8557-8560
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(97)10283-0
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Benzylation of acetyl substituted benzenes is an efficient route to dendrimeric polyketones. A benzyl bromide possessing a masked carbonyl group is the key reagent for the dendrimeric growth. π-Stacking in the crystals of the first generation from 1,4-diacetylbenzene is observed.