Photochemical Hydroxylation of 1-Methyl-9,10-anthraquinones: Synthesis of 9′-Hydroxyaloesaponarin II
作者:Salwa Elkazaz、Paul B. Jones
DOI:10.1021/jo902247v
日期:2010.1.15
Photolysis of 1-methyl-9,10-anthraquinones in the presence of oxygen yields endoperoxides that can be reduced to produce 1-hydroxymethyl-9,10-anthraquinones. The reaction proceeds in a fashion similar to that or other o-alkylphenones which yield either a 1,4-diradical or a "photoenol" upon irradiation. Anthraquinones undergo photochemistry at a wavelength where the endoperoxide is transparent, allowing, its isolation. A singlet oxygen quencher had no effect on the rate of formation of the endoperoxide. The photochemical hydroxylation has been used in a total synthesis of a naturally occurring polyketide, 9'-hydroxyaloesaponarin II.