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New '2-phenylnaphthalene'-mediated synthesis of benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-d] furan-6,11-diones and 6-oxa-benzo[a]anthracene-5,7,12-triones: First total synthesis of 6-oxa-benzo[a]anthracen-5-ones
Martínez, Ana,Fernández, Marcos,Estévez, Juan C.,Estévez, Ramón J.,Castedo, Luis
, p. 1353 - 1362 (2007/10/03)
We describe here a novel synthesis of benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-d]furan-6,11- diones based on the heteroannulation of 2-(2-bromophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4- naphthoquinones. The naphthoquinones were prepared from 3-(2-bromophenyl) naphthalen-2-ols, which were obtained by intramolecular aldol condensation of 2-[3-(2-bromophenyl)-2-oxo-propyl]benzaldehydes. Alternatively, benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-d]furan-6,11-diones were obtained more directly and efficiently by cyclization of 3-(2-bromophenyl)naphthalen-2-ols to benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-d]furans and oxidation of the resulting compounds. Furthermore, the first 6-oxabenzo[a]anthracen-5-one described was similarly obtained from 2-[3-(2-formylphenyl)-2-oxopropyl]benzoic acid and oxidized to 6-oxa-benzo[a]anthracene-5,7,12-trione.
