Syntheses of Anthracenones. 2. Preparation of 1,8-Dimethoxy- (Dimethylanthralin) and 4,5-Dihydroxy-9(10<i>H</i>)-anthracenone (Isoanthralin): A Revision
作者:Helge Prinz、Thomas Burgemeister、Wolfgang Wiegrebe、Klaus Müller
DOI:10.1021/jo952036t
日期:1996.1.1
The reduction of 1,8-dimethoxyanthracenedione with zinc dust and aqueous ammonia gives a mixture of 1,8-dimethoxyanthracene and 4,5-dimethoxy-9(10H)-anthracenone, rather than the isomeric 1,8-dimethoxy-9(10H)-anthracenone (dimethylanthralin). This isomer was obtained exclusively using SnCl2 in HCl and acetic acid as reducing agent at room temperature. The structure was confirmed to exist as the tautomeric 1,8-dimethoxy-9-hydroxyanthracene. Furthermore, the reduction of 1,8-diacetoxyanthracenedione with SnCl2 in HCl and acetic acid leads to 1,8-dihydroxy-(10H)-anthracenone (anthralin) rather than 4,5-dihydroxy-9(10H)-anthracenone (isoanthralin), which was prepared by ether cleavage of 4,5-dimethoxy-9(10H)-anthracenone. In light of these findings some biological studies on antipsoriatic anthracenones have to be reconsidered.