Synthesis of 11,12-disubstituted 9,10-anthraquinodimethanes: The first dehydroxylation reaction by active magnesium

Shaheen M.I. Shah, Shigeyasu Kuroda*, Mitsunori Oda, Tokiko Tanaka, Ryuta Miyatake, Mayumi Izawa

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

The reaction of 9,10-diformylanthracene with Grignard reagents gave 11,12-disubstituted 9,10-anthraquinonemethane (1) in quantitative to excellent yields. The formation of these quinodimethanes caused by the active magnesium generated from the Grignard reagents was revealed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2623-2625
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume43
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002/04/01

Keywords

  • Active magnesium
  • Dehydroxylation
  • Grignard reagent

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Synthesis of 11,12-disubstituted 9,10-anthraquinodimethanes: The first dehydroxylation reaction by active magnesium'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this