Bally-Scholl synthesis

Bally-Scholl synthesis. Formation of meso-benzanthrones by the action of glycerol or a derivative, and sulfuric acid on anthraquinones or an-thranols. 

Another useful sequence that produces polynuclear aromatic compounds is the Bally-Scholl synthesis. This variation involves addition of a glycerol derivative (a 1,2,3-propanetriol) to an aromatic ring, usually an... 

BALLY - SCHOLL BenzanihreneSynthesis Synthesis of polycondensed aromatics from antraquinone and tnols. 

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