名称:
Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacene-quinone. 11*. A new method for preparing 4,11-dimethoxyanthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione
摘要:
A new method was developed for the synthesis of 4,11-dimethoxyanthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione and some of its previously unknown derivatives. The method was based on heterocyclization of 2-(3-halo-anthraquinon-2-yl)formylacetic acid derivatives by the action of bases, leading to methyl 4,11-dimethoxy-5,10-dioxoanthra[2,3-b]furan-3-carboxylate. Subsequent acid hydrolysis of the ester group and decarboxylation of the obtained acid gave 4,11-dimethoxyanthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione. The low yield of the target compound was probably due to heterocycle instability in the 5,10-dioxo-anthra[2,3-b]furan-3-carboxylic acid derivatives in basic medium.