First Synthesis of 9,10-Dimethoxy-2-meth
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Dipakranjan Mal; Sutapa Ray
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The synthesis of 9,10โdimethoxyโ2โmethylโ1,4โanthraquinone, an unusual quinone, was achieved in five steps from __p__โbenzoquinone. A KochiโAnderson radical methylation features as the key step in the synthesis. The chemistry of a cyclopropaโ1,4โanthracenedione is also described. (ยฉ Wil