Direct C-H Alkylation of Naphthoquinones with Amino Acids Through a Revisited Kochi-Anderson Radical Decarboxylation: Trends in Reactivity and Applications
into the discovery of new anticancer drugs , we were interested in the preparation of naphthoquinone scaffolds bearing aminoalkyl side-chains. Following this aim, we revisited the Kochi–Andersonradicaldecarboxylation of aminoacids in order to set up a versatile route to the direct functionalization of naphthoquinones. The best reaction conditions were applied to a selected series of compounds in a systematic