Molecules (Mar 2009)

Brominated Thiophenes as Precursors in the Preparation of Brominated and Arylated Anthraquinones

  • Thies Thiemann,
  • Jesus Iniesta,
  • Yasuko Tanaka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules14031013
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 1013 – 1031

Abstract

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Brominated anthraquinones can be synthesized directly from bromothiophenes when these are reacted with 1,4-naphthoquinones in the presence of meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid. The bromoanthraquinones are versatile building blocks in the preparation of arylated anthraquinones and of extended π-systems with interspersed anthraquinone units.

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