O. Aleksiuk et Se. Biali, NAFION-H CATALYZED FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION OF METHYLENE GROUPS - PREPARATION OF [9,9']SPIROBIXANTHENE, Tetrahedron letters, 34(30), 1993, pp. 4857-4860
Treatment of either p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (3), xanthene or 9,10 di
hydroanthracene with diphenyl ether in the presence of Nafion-H result
s in the formation of [9,9]spirobixanthene (5).