Electroreductive coupling of phthalic anhydrides with α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in the presence of TMSCl and subsequent treatment with 1 M HCl gave 1,4-dihydroxynaphthalenes and 2-methyl-2,3-dihydronaphthalene-1,4-diones.
Naoki Kise, Shota Yamamoto, Toshihiko Sakurai. Electroreductive Coupling of Phthalic Anhydrides with α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds: Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydroxynaphthalenes. The Journal of organic chemistry. 2020 Nov 06;85(21):13973-13982
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