Hooker Reaction

S. C. Hooker, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 58, 1174 (1936).

Oxidation of 2-hydroxy-3-alkyl-1,4-quinones with dilute alkaline permanganate with shortening of the alkyl side chain by a methylene group and simultaneous exchange of hydroxyl and alkyl or alkenyl group positions:



S. C. Hooker, A. Steyermark, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 58, 1179 (1936); L. F. Fieser, M. Fieser, ibid. 70, 3215 (1948); L. F. Fieser, A. R. Bader, ibid. 73, 681 (1951); L. F. Fieser, M. Fieser, Advanced Organic Chemistry (New York, 1961) p 870.