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Selective Demethylation of Di- and Tri-methoxyanthraquinones via Aryloxydifluoroboron Chelates. Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-1,5-dimethoxyanthraquinone and 1,4-Dihydroxy-5-methoxyanthraquinone
Preston, Peter N.,Winwick, Thomas,Morley, John O.
, p. 89 - 90 (1983)
Methoxyanthraquinone derivatives react with boron trifluoride-diethyl ether to give mono- and bis-difluoroboron chelates which, in methanol, are converted into hydroxyanthraquinones; an extension of this method is described for the synthesis of 2-hydroxy-2',4,4'-trimethoxybenzophenone.
