A convenient and efficient synthesis of naphthazarin

作者:Peng, Ying; Zhou, Wen; Zhang, Min; Wang, Cheng-Dong; Chen, Qian; Jiang, Sheng-Jie; Li, Shao-Shun*
来源:Journal of Chemical Research, 2011, (1): 24-25.
DOI:10.3184/174751911X556710

摘要

A convenient and efficient synthetic method of the important intermediate naphthazarin is presented starting from 1, 4, 5, 8-tetramethoxynaphthalene in an overall yield of 87%. Compared with the reported synthesis, this method has several advantages. Firstly, the reaction conditions are milder; secondly, the workup of each step is simpler and the yield is considerably higher; thirdly, all the reactions involved in the method are more suitable for large-scale preparations.