Journal of the American Chemical Society

Alkylation of para quinones with acyl peroxides

LF Fieser, AE Oxford

Index: Fieser; Oxford Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1942 , vol. 64, p. 2063

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Citation Number: 61

Abstract

In continuation of previous work in this Laboratory on the alkylating action of esters of tetravalent lead, 2.3 a few exploratory experiments were made to see if the reaction of lead tetraacetate with 2-methyl-l, 4naphthoquinone in acetic acid solution to give 2, 8-dimethyl-l, 4-naphthoquinone can be promoted by the addition of substances other than active- hydrogen reagents and meth-: ltinl. z It was found that a number of solvents, including ...