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Chemistry of the Coccoidea. VIII. Synthesis of the Ancient Dyestuff Kermesic Acid and of Related Anthraquinones
Cameron, Donald W.,Deutscher, D. Jeanne,Feutrill, Geoffrey I.,Griffiths, Peter G.
, p. 2401 - 2421 (2007/10/02)
The insect anthraquinones kermesic acid (3) and laccaic acid D (2) have been synthesized efficiently, as have the plant anthraquinones aloesaponarin-I (4) and -II (33).The syntheses were based on regiospecific Diels-Alder addition of the silyloxy dienes (10) and (11) to simpler quinones.Regiospecificity was controlled by 2(3)-chloro groups in the dienophiles or, for addition to certain naphthoquinones, by a hydroxy group peri to carbonyl.
