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Vinylindenes and Some Heteroanalogues in the Diels-Alder Reaction. IX. 3-Vinylbenzofuran and 1,4-Naphthoquinone

JR Pearson and QN Porter

Australian Journal of Chemistry 44(7) 907 - 917
Published: 1991

Abstract

3-Vinylbenzofuran and 1,4-naphthoquinone react to give r-5a,6,c-12a,c-12b-tetrahydroanthra-[1,2-b]benzofuran-5,13-quinone. This adduct undergoes ring opening to 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-anthraquinone with base and oxygen, but shows no rearrangement to anthra[2,3-b]benzofuran- 5,13-quinone.

https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9910907

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