
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Banks, HJ 
A1  - Cameron, DW 
A1  - Crossley, MJ 
A1  - Samuel, EL 
T1  - Synthesis of 5,7-dihydroxynaphthoquinone derivatives and their reactions with nucleophiles: Nitration of 2,3-dimethylnaphthalene and subsequent transformations
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1976
VL  - 29
IS  - 10
SP  - 2247
EP  - 2256
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9762247 
N2  - 5,7-Dihydroxy-2,3-dimethyl-l,4-naphthoquinone (5) and related compounds have been synthesized. The quinone affords an accessible substrate for studying an unusual reaction with nucleophiles, which involves attack at the 8-position, i.e. at the benzenoid ring. An unsuccessful approach to (5) has led to tri- and tetra-nitro derivatives of 2,3-dimethylnaphthalene. Reduction of the former and subsequent conversions have given aminonaphthoquinone and perimidinone derivatives. 
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