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A Simple Multistep Conversion of 1,2-Dihydro-1,1-dimethoxynaphthalen-2-ones to (3,4-Dihydro-3,4-dioxonaphthalen-2-yl)acetates

✍ Scribed by Kerstin Schmidt; Paul Margaretha


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
German
Weight
152 KB
Volume
91
Category
Article
ISSN
0018-019X

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✦ Synopsis


Abstract

On irradiation (λ=350 nm) in the presence of 1,1‐dimethoxyethene, naphthalene‐1,2‐dionemonoacetals 1 regioselectively afford 1,1,4,4‐tetramethoxycyclobuta[a]naphthalen‐3‐ones 3. Sequential deprotection of these bis‐acetals first lead to 1,1‐dimethoxycyclobuta[a]naphthalene‐3,4‐diones 4 and then to cyclobuta[a]naphthalene‐1,3,4‐triones 6, which, in turn, are converted into (3,4‐dihydro‐3,4‐dioxonaphthalen‐2‐yl)acetates 7 by treatment with SiO~2~/MeOH/air.


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