Summary 2-Alkyl-3-hydroxy-l, 4-naphthoquinones are formed, in yields varying with the nature of the alkyl halide employed, in the reaction of the silver salt of hydroxynaphthoquinone with allyl, cinnamyl, benzyl, diphenylmethyl, and triphenylmethyl halides. In some cases isomeric $-quinone and o-quinone 0-ethers are also formed. In general, the amount of the C-alkylation product increases with increasing reactivity of the ...
