An efficient synthesis of p-quinones utilizing a novel Pummerer-type rearrangement of p-sulfinylphenols

S Akai, Y Takeda, K Iio, Y Yoshida…

Index: Akai, Shuji; Takeda, Yoshifumi; Iio, Kiyosei; Yoshida, Yutaka; Kita, Yasuyuki Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1995 , # 10 p. 1013 - 1014

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Abstract

Treatment of the-sulfinylphenol derivatives and with trifluoroacetic anhydride causes a Pummerer-type rearrangement on aromatic rings and concomitant desulfurization to give 1: 1 mixtures of the corresponding-quinones and-dihydroquinones, which are subjected to mild oxidation to provide high yields of-quinon