Journal of the American Chemical Society

Preparation and Reactions of 2-Acyl-3-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinones

DJ Cram

Index: Cram Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1949 , vol. 71, p. 3953,3957

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Citation Number: 17

Abstract

It is interesting to note that on treating VI with diazoethane, carbon alkylation occurred to give XI, possibly via the ketonic tdutomer of VI. The structure of XI was demonstrated by hydrolysis and oxidation to 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-l, 4-naphthoquinone (XII) which was shown to be identical with an authentic ample.^