K. Miyawaki et al., Synthesis of indeno[1,2-b]phenanthrene-type heterocycles by cycloaromatization of acyclic non-conjugated benzotetraynes, HETEROCYCLE, 54(2), 2001, pp. 887
A novel and simple procedure for the preparation of 6-oxa-, 6-thia-, and 6-
azaindeno[1, 2-b]phenanthrenes (4) by thermal cycloaromatization of acyclic
non-conjugated benzotetraynes (3) is described.