Preparation of anthraquinones from 10-hydroxy-9-anthracenecarbonitriles obtained from a novel aryne annulation reaction

BM Bhawal, SP Khanapure, H Zhang…

Index: Bhawal, Baburao M.; Khanapure, Subhash P.; Zhang, Hongming; Biehl, Edward R. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1991 , vol. 56, # 8 p. 2846 - 2849

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Abstract

(3b) was produced in 38% yield from the reaction of 4-bromo-l, 2-dimethoxybenzene (lb) and 2. N, N-Diisopropylacetamide (5) and the N, N-diisopropylamide of the corresponding a- arylated nitrile 4 were also obtained in both reactions. It is noteworthy that 3a and 3b could ...