Endoperoxidation of 9,10-bis(1-hydroxyalkyl)-anthracenes and successive formation of 9,10-anthraquinone under Grignard reaction conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.3987/COM-03-S(P)24

The reaction of anthracene-9,10-carboaldehyde with various Grignard reagents under ambient conditions gave 9,10-bis(1-hydroxyalkyl)anthracene-9,10-peroxides and 9,10-anthraquinone as the first example. The endoperoxidation of 9,10-bis(1-hydroxyalkyl)anthr