Photolysis of 2-dialkylamino-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinones
摘要:
The photolysis of 2-dialkylamino-1,4-naphthoquinones is significantly more efficient when a methyl group is at C3. The quantum yields are 2-6 times greater than for 2-dialkylaminonaphthoquinones lacking a methyl group. 2-Monoalkyl-amino-1,4-naphthoquinones also undergo photochemical dealkylation.
2-Methylamino-3-(1-piperidinylmethyl)-1, 4-naphthoquinone (7) was prepared via several steps from 2-methyl-1, 4-naphthoquinone (vitamin K3, 3). The quinone (7) was photochemically oxidized to 2-methylamino-3-(1-piperidinylcarbonyl)-1, 4-naphthoquinone (8) and/or 2-alkoxycarbonyl-3-methylamino-1, 4-naphthoquinone (9), depending on the solvent used.