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Allylation of quinones with allyl (trifluoro) silanes: Direct synthesis of isoprenoid quinones

E Hagiwara, Y Hatanaka, K Gohda, T Hiyama

Index: Hagiwara, Emiko Tetrahedron Letters, 1995 , vol. 36, # 16 p. 2773 - 2776

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Abstract

Allylation of a variety of quinones with allyl (trifluoro) silanes takes place with high regioselectivity in the presence of FeCl3· 6H2O, giving allylquinones in good yields. This method was used to synthesize biologically active isoprenoid quinones such as