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First Synthesis of 9,10‐Dimethoxy‐2‐methyl‐1,4‐anthraquinone: A Naturally Occurring Unusual Anthraquinone
Author(s) -
Mal Dipakranjan,
Ray Sutapa
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200800218
Subject(s) - chemistry , anthraquinone , quinone , anthraquinones , methylation , benzoquinone , total synthesis , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , botany , biology , biochemistry , gene
The synthesis of 9,10‐dimethoxy‐2‐methyl‐1,4‐anthraquinone, an unusual quinone, was achieved in five steps from p ‐benzoquinone. A Kochi–Anderson radical methylation features as the key step in the synthesis. The chemistry of a cyclopropa‐1,4‐anthracenedione is also described. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008)