Facile conversion of o-quinones into 1,3-dioxoles.
[reaction: see text] o-Quinones are transformed into the corresponding 1,3-dioxoles in a single-step process by cathodic reduction in dichloromethane.
Batanero
Belen
B
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Barba
Fructuoso
F