6-Amino-5,12- and -5,11-naphthacenequinones react with aniline in the presence of cobalt, copper, and manganese salts, resulting in replacement of hydrogen in the peri-position with respect to the carbonyl group by phenylamino group and formation of 11- and 12-phenylamino-6-amino(phenylamino)-5,12- and -5,11-naphthacenequinones.
6-Amino-5,12- and -5,11-naphthacenequinones react with aniline in the presence of cobalt, copper, and manganese salts, resulting in replacement of hydrogen in the peri-position with respect to the carbonyl group by phenylamino group and formation of 11- and 12-phenylamino-6-amino(phenylamino)-5,12- and -5,11-naphthacenequinones.