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HETEROCYCLIC QUINONES WITH POTENTIAL ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY A CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF 5,6-DIMETHYL-4,7-BENZIMIDAZOLEDIONES
Antonini, Ippolito,Cristalli, Gloria,Franchetti, Palmarisa,Grifantini, Mario,Martelli, Sante
, p. 2313 - 2317 (2007/10/02)
Simple syntheses of 1-substituted 5,6-dimethyl-4,7-benzimidazolediones (Ia-c) are described.The commercially available 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole was alkylated and nitrated.The corresponding 4,7-dinitro derivatives were reduced to diamines and subsequently oxidized to quinones.
