European Journal of Organic Chemistry

First Synthesis of 9, 10??Dimethoxy??2??methyl??1, 4??anthraquinone: A Naturally Occurring Unusual Anthraquinone

D Mal, S Ray

Index: Mal, Dipakranjan; Ray, Sutapa European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008 , # 17 p. 3014 - 3020

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Abstract

Abstract 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)