Direct synthesis of 5-substituted naphthoquinones.
Peri-metalation of 4-(dimethylamino)-1-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxynaphthalene (5) followed by reaction with an electrophile and Jones' oxidation affords 5-substituted naphthoquinones.
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George A
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Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA. gakraus@iastate.edu
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