Chemistry of L-ascorbic acid. Part 3. 1 Photoreduction of quinones with 5, 6-O-isopropylidene-L-ascorbic acid

MG Kulkarni, SD Kate

Index: Kulkarni, Mukund G.; Kate, Sandesh D. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 2000 , # 24 p. 4242 - 4244

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Abstract

Recently it has been shown 1 that the derivatives of L-ascorbic acid participate in a Paternò–Büchi reaction to furnish chiral oxetanes. In continuation of this work, it was of interest to study such an addition of L-ascorbic acid to quinones as they are known to participate 5 in the Paternò–Büchi reaction, affording the corresponding oxetanes. However L-ascorbic acid is known to reduce different systems, 6 including inorganic compounds, 7 under ...