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Mechanism of Purpurogallin Formation: An Adduct from 3‐Hydroxy‐ o ‐benzoquinone and 4,5‐Dimethyl‐ o ‐benzoquinone
Author(s) -
Dürckheimer Walter,
Paulus Erich F.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198502241
Subject(s) - adduct , chemistry , benzoquinone , mechanism (biology) , medicinal chemistry , pyrogallol , stereochemistry , photochemistry , organic chemistry , philosophy , epistemology
The adduct 2 has long been postulated as an intermediate in the formation of purpurogallin 1 from pyrogallol . The adduct 5 , formed from the o ‐benzoquinones 3 and 4 , exhibits extensive structural analogy to 2 and thus supports previous conceptions on the mechanism of purpurogallin formation.