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Dearomatization of Electron-Deficient Phenols to ortho-Quinones: Bidentate Nitrogen-Ligated Iodine(V) Reagents
Xiao, Xiao,Greenwood, Nathaniel S.,Wengryniuk, Sarah E.
supporting information, p. 16181 - 16187 (2019/11/05)
Despite their broad utility, the synthesis of ortho-quinones remains a significant challenge, in particular, access to electron-deficient derivatives remains an unsolved problem. Reported here is the first general method for the synthesis of electron-deficient ortho-quinones by direct oxidation of phenols. The reaction is enabled by a novel bidentate nitrogen-ligated iodine(V) reagent, a previously unexplored class of compounds which we have termed Bi(N)-HVIs. The reaction is extremely general and proceeds with excellent regioselectivity for the ortho over para isomer. Functionalization of the ortho-quinone products was examined, resulting in a facile one-pot synthesis of catechols, as well as the incorporation of a variety of heteroatom nucleophiles. This method represents the first synthetic application of Bi(N)-HVIs and demonstrates their potential as a platform for the further development of highly reactive, but also highly tunable, I(V) reagents.
Reactions of polar dienes with o-quinones
Paquet, Jacques,Brassard, Paul
, p. 1354 - 1358 (2007/10/02)
The behaviour of various types of polar dienes towards halogenated ortho quinones has been investigated in a number of representative cases.As compared to the commonly used para analogues, o-quinones provide a wide range of products that indicate a keener response to the nature, number, and position of substituents on both reactants. 3-Halogenated-o-naphthoquinones 1 and 2 react smoothly with a representative vinologous ketene acetal 3, vinylketene acetals 4 and 5, and a monooxygenated diene 6 to provide variously substituted phenanthrenequinones 7-11.Only monooxygenated dienes on the other hand add to o-benzoquinones 14-16 and give convenient syntheses of the corresponding o-naphthoquinones 18-20.Key words: cycloaddition, o-naphthoquinones, phenanthrenequinones, regiospecificity.