title: Studies on the reactivity of aryliodonium ylides of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone: reactions with amines.
abstract: Aryliodonium ylides of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone react with amines in refluxing dichloromethane to afford good yields of indanedione 2-carboxamides 5, through a ring-contraction and alpha,alpha'-dioxoketene formation reaction. These amides exist in solution in an unusual enol-amide form. In contrast, the same reactants in a copper-catalyzed reaction afford arylamines and 3-iodo-4-hydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Malamidou-Xenikaki
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spyroudis
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsanakopoulou