Photochemistry of 1-alkoxy- and 1-(benzyloxy)-9,10-anthraquinones in methanol: a δ-hydrogen atom abstraction process that exhibits a captodative effect

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00009a042

The photochemistry of a variety of 1-alkoxy- and l-(benzyloxy)-9,10-anthraquinones in methanol has been examined. In the absence of oxygen the primary photoproducts of these reactions are 9,10-anthrahydroquinones with MeOCH₂O and ArCH(OMe)O gro