A versatile and practical method for regioselective synthesis of polysubstituted furanonaphthoquinones

Org Biomol Chem. 2013 Feb 7;11(5):828-34. doi: 10.1039/c2ob26986d. Epub 2012 Dec 12.

Abstract

An efficient and attractive synthesis of a series of novel poly-functionalized phosphorus zwitterions was achieved via three-component reactions of the corresponding functional nucleophiles, aldehydes, and Bu(3)P in the presence of acidic promoter. These polysubstituted zwitterions could regioselectively undergo further transformations to synthetically important furanonaphthoquinones and related products via the intramolecular Wittig reaction. These methods could have potential application in synthetic and pharmaceutical chemistry for its facilitation and easily accessible commercial materials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Furans / chemical synthesis*
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Ions / chemistry
  • Naphthoquinones / chemical synthesis*
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry
  • Phosphorus / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Furans
  • Ions
  • Naphthoquinones
  • Phosphorus