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Upstream product

• 90-15-3 α-naphthol 
• 2065-37-4 2-bromo-1,4-naphthoquinone 
• 1765-93-1 4-fluoroboronic acid 
• 766-98-3 1-ethynyl-4-fluorobenzene 
• 5153-69-5 4-fluoro-β-nitrostyrene 
• 643-79-8 o-phthalic dicarboxaldehyde 
• 459-57-4 4-fluorobenzaldehyde 
• 130-15-4 [1,4]naphthoquinone 

Downstream Products

• 1380443-79-7 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)naphthalene-1,4-dione 
• 1192354-80-5 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Ruthenium(II)- and Palladium(II)-catalyzed position-divergent C–H oxygenations of arylated quinones: Identification of hydroxylated quinonoid compounds with potent trypanocidal activity

A diversity-oriented synthesis of hydroxylated aryl-quinones via C–H oxygenation reactions and their evaluation against Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, was accomplished. With the use of ruthenium(II)- or palladium(II)-based cat

Palladium-catalysed synthesis of arylnaphthoquinones as antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial agents

Malaria and tuberculosis are still among the leading causes of death in low-income countries. The 1,4-naphthoquinone (NQ) scaffold can be found in a variety of anti-infective agents. Herein, we report an optimised, high yield process for the preparation o

CuI/Cu(OTf)2/DMSO system-catalyzed intramolecular oxidative cyclization of (o-alkynyl)arylketones: Efficient synthesis of 1,4-naphthoquinones

A concise and efficient method for the synthesis of 1,4-naphthoquinones has been successfully developed involving a CuI/Cu(OTf)2/DMSO system-catalyzed intramolecular oxidative cyclization of (o-alkynyl)arylketones. The present protocol provided a novel approach to access functionalized 1,4-naphthoquinones from non-naphthoquinone precursors with good selectivity and functional group tolerance.

NHC-Catalyzed Dual Stetter Reaction: A Mild Cascade Annulation for the Syntheses of Naphthoquinones, Isoflavanones, and Sugar-Based Chiral Analogues

The N-heterocycle carbene (NHC)-catalyzed dual Stetter cascade reaction is discovered through coupling of β-nitrostyrene with phthalaldehyde under mild conditions to furnish valuable aryl-naphthoquinones. The generality of the new reaction is validated through the development of a C-C and O-C bond forming Stetter cascade reaction using salicylaldehydes to obtain functionalized dihydroisoflavanones. The mild NHC organocatalysis is successfully employed for the construction of optically pure sugar-based naphthoquinones and dihydroisoflavanones. Herein, NHC is found as a unique and powerful organocatalyst to construct homoatomic C-C cross-coupling, heteroatomic O-C bond formation, and cascade cyclization utilizing NO2 as a leaving group at ambient temperature. A mechanistic pathway of the new metal-free catalysis is predicted on the basis of our ESI-MS study of the ongoing reaction and literature.

Comprehensive evaluation of antioxidant effects of Japanese Kampo medicines led to identification of Tsudosan formulation as a potent antioxidant agent

Oxidative stress due to the overproduction of reactive oxygen species plays an important role in the pathogenesis of various diseases. In the present study, we comprehensively evaluated the antioxidant activities of 147 oral formulations of Japanese traditional herbal medicines (Kampo medicines), representing the entire panel of oral Kampo medicines listed in the Japanese National Health Insurance Drug List, using in vitro radical scavenging assays, including the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging activity assay, the superoxide anion scavenging activity assay, and the oxygen radical absorption capacity assay. Three of the formulations tested, namely, Tsudosan, Daisaikoto, and Masiningan, showed the most potent in vitro antioxidant activities and were selected for further investigation of their intracellular and in vivo antioxidant effects. The results of the 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescin diacetate assay demonstrated that all three Kampo medicines significantly inhibited hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in human hepatocellular liver carcinoma HepG2 cells. In addition, Tsudosan significantly increased the serum biological antioxidant potential values when orally administrated to mice, indicating that it also had in vivo antioxidant activity. The potent antioxidant activity of Tsudosan may be one of the mechanisms closely correlated to its clinical usage against blood stasis.

Synthesis, reactive oxygen species generation and copper-mediated nuclease activity profiles of 2-aryl-3-amino-1,4-naphthoquinones

Here we report a series of 2-aryl-3-amino-1,4-naphthoquinones that generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide upon incubation in pH 7.4 under ambient aerobic conditions. ROS generation from these compounds was sensitive to structural modifications at the 3-amino position and a 2-aryl substituent promoted ROS generation. A number of these compounds were found to induce DNA damage in the presence of Cu(II) without any added reducing agent. Our data suggests that 2-aryl-3-amino-1,4-naphthoquinones' propensity to produce ROS correlated well with its DNA damage inducing ability. 2-Phenyl-3-pyrrolid-1-yl-1,4-naphthoquinone (22) was found to damage DNA at 1 μM suggesting that these compounds may have therapeutic relevance in targeting cancers which over-express Cu(II).

Arylation of benzo-fused 1,4-quinones by the addition of boronic acids under dicationic Pd(II)-catalysis

The first examples of the direct arylation of benzo-fused 1,4-quinones by the dicationic Pd(II)-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids are reported. The addition reaction is carried out under very mild conditions (dioxane-H 2O, rt, open air at

New and efficient protocol for arylation of quinones

A practical rhodium-mediated arylation of 1,4-quinones has been developed. The corresponding 2-aryl-1,4-quinones were obtained with excellent selectivity and high yields under convenient aerobic reaction conditions. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.