Experimental studies of lewis acid catalyzed additions of long chained alcohols to activated 1,4-benzoquinone
作者:Osmo E.O. Hormi、Anu M. Moilanen
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(97)10409-4
日期:1998.2
Lewis acid promoted additions of long chained alcohols to 2-carbomethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (1) have been examined by using various LAs; AlCl3, TiCl4, MgBr2 and MgCl2. It has been found that the bidentate Lewis acid MgCl2, having ability to coordinate to both carbonyl oxygens (chelate control) of 2-carbomethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (1), produced the addition product almost quantitatively at mild conditions. The MgCl2 catalyzed additions of alcohols have been utilized in the synthesis of rare 2-alkoxyhydroquinones (7a-e). The reactions between quinone 1, alcohol and AlCl3 or TiCl4 have also been investigated by using NMR spectroscopy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.