SYNTHESIS OF UBIQUINONE AND MENAQUINONE ANALOGUES BY OXIDATIVE DEMETHYLATION OF ALKENYLHYDROQUINONE ETHERS WITH ARGENTIC OXIDE OR CERIC AMMONIUM NITRATE IN THE PRESENCE OF 2,4,6-PYRIDINE-TRICARBOXYLIC ACID

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(80)85034-4

It was found that alkenylhydroquinone ethers demethylated with argentic oxide or ceric ammonium nitrate in the presence of 2,4,6-pyridinetricarboxylic acid as a catalyst and afforded ubiquinone-2, menaquinone-2 and their analogs in yields of 53 to 89 percent.The new approach to the synthesis of starting alkenylhydroquinone ethers as well as 2,4,6-pyridinetricarboxylic acid and its derivatives has been reported.