Preparation of methoxy-substituted para-benzoquinones

Thies Thiemann; Nuha al Soom; Saber Elsuccary

doi:10.3390/ecsoc-20-a007

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Preparation of methoxy-substituted para-benzoquinones

Thies Thiemann

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1},

Nuha al Soom

²,

Saber A Elsuccary

¹ Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University
² Department of Chemistry, UAE University

Published: 01 November 2016 by MDPI in The 20th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry session General Organic Synthesis

https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-20-a007

Abstract: A facile route to 5-substituted 2-methoxy-para-benzoquinones from 5-substituted 2-methoxyphenols is described. Spectral data of the compounds is discussed. The cyclovoltammographic behaviour of some of the 2-methoxy-parabenzoquinones is shown. The synthetic route is also used to prepare steroid-methoxy-para-benzoquinone hybrids.

Keywords: para-benzoquinones, UV spectroscoy, steroid-quinone hybrids

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