Aromatic dianionic oxy-Cope rearrangement of 1,2-dinaphthyl-1,2-diols of acyclic diketones

We report the first instance where 1,2-dinaphthyl-1,2-diols of benzil and biacetyl undergo aromatic dianionic oxy-Cope rearrangement where the x bonds of the two naphthyl rings form the 1,5-hexadiene system necessary for oxy-Cope rearrangement.