Reactions of N-arylsulfonyl-2-arenesulfonamido-1,4-benzoquinone 4-imines unsubstituted in the ring or 6-chloro and 5,6-dichlorosubstituted with 1- or 2-naphthols and 2-methoxynaphthalene provided the corresponding N-arylsulfonyl-2-arenesulfonamido-6-[2-hydroxy(methoxy)-1-naphthyl]-4-aminophenols from the unsubstituted reagent and reduction products from the mono- and dichlorosubstituted quinone imines.
Reactions of N-arylsulfonyl-2-arenesulfonamido-1,4-benzoquinone 4-imines unsubstituted in the ring or 6-chloro and 5,6-dichlorosubstituted with 1- or 2-naphthols and 2-methoxynaphthalene provided the corresponding N-arylsulfonyl-2-arenesulfonamido-6-[2-hydroxy(methoxy)-1-naphthyl]-4-aminophenols from the unsubstituted reagent and reduction products from the mono- and dichlorosubstituted quinone imines.