Preparation and Route of Asterriquinone Monoalkyl Ether from Asterriquinone Diacetate by Treatment with a Mixture of Alcohol and Alkali, Followed by Acidification.

A Kaji, R Saito, Y Hata, N Kiriyama

Index: Kaji; Iwata; Kiriyama; Wakusawa; Miyamoto Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1994 , vol. 42, # 8 p. 1682 - 1684

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Abstract

3-Alkoxy-6-hydroxy-p-benzoquinones were prepared by the treatment of 3, 6-diacetoxy-p- benzoquinones with a mixture of alcohol and alkali, followed by acidification. The key intermediate acetoxy-alkoxy-p-benzoquinones were formed by the base-catalyzed addition