Synthesis of lomazarin and norlomazarin, pigments from Lomandra hastilis

5,8-Dihydroxy-2,3,6-trimethoxy-7-ethyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) was used to synthesize in high yield 5,8-dihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2,3,6-trimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (lomazarin, 3), a pigment from Lomandra hastilis. Alkaline hydrolysis of lomazarin produced mainly 5,6,8-trihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (9) through a retro-aldol decomposition of the 6-keto-form of 5,6,8-trihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (13b) formed during the reaction. 2,5,8-Trihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-3,6-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (norlomazarin, 4a), a pigment of L. hastilis, and its 3,5,8-trihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2,6-dimethoxy isomer 4b were formed as a difficultly separable mixture in addition to quinone 9. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 581–584, November–December, 2008.     

Catalytic activity of sorbents containing metals, and nucleophilicity of alcohols activated with fluoride anion in reaction of nucleophilic substitution in 2,3-dichloronaphthazarines

In reaction of 5, 8-dihydroxy-2, 3-dichloro-6-ethyl-7-ethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and 6-tert-butyl-5,8-dihydroxy-2,3-dichloro-l,4-naphthoquinone proceeding on the surface of molecular sieves, calcium phosphate and carbonate, neutral alumina, or magnesium silicate with nucleophilic reagents (methanol, 2-methoxyethanol, monomethyl ethers of di- and triethylene glycols) activated with fluoride anion the yield of products decreased in this nucleophiles series. The most active catalysts among sorbents are alumina and magnesium silicate. All the sorbents are also efficient catalysts of alkoxy groups interchange.     

Chemistry of naphthazarin derivatives. Transetherification selectivity of naphthazarin methoxy derivatives

Transetherification of naphthazarin methoxy derivatives in basic conditions occurs only with primary monohydric alcohols. 1,3-Butanediol due to the assistance of the hydroxy group at the C¹ atom gives rise to a mixture of transetherification products at the primary and secondary hydroxy groups in a ratio 3: 1. The reaction with methyl α-D-glucopyranoside affords predominantly methyl 6-O-(5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-dioxonaphthalen-2-yl)-α-D-glucopyranoside, previously unknown water-soluble naphthoquinone-carbohydrate conjugate.     

Synthesis of cis- and trans-5,8-dihydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,4-naphthoquinone

Cis- and trans-5,8-dihydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,4-naphthoquinone (1a, 1b) were for the first time synthesized from 5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (naphthazazine) (6) as a starting material and racemic triol (3) was first synthesized from 7. The configuration of 1a was determined by X-ray analysis.     

Infrared spectra of the polymorphs of naphthazarin: Microscopy and low temperature studies

The infrared microscope spectra of theA,B, andC polymorphs of naphthazarin (5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) can be distinguished clearly. When naphthazarin is dispersed in KBr, such a distinction can only be made when experimental precautions are taken during the preparation of the pellet. Low temperature infrared studies indicate that a phase transition takes place in naphthazarin around 110 K.     

Spectrophotometric determination of copper in alloys using naphthazarin

Naphthazarin (5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone; Naph) is proposed as a chromogenic reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of copper(II). The polynuclear complex has a mole ratio of Cu:Naph=4:6 in a 50% v/v ethanol/water medium containing 0.1 M ammonium acetate and 1.5% (w/v) sodium dodecyl sulfate. The copper-naphthazarin complex shows an absorption maximum at 330 nm with a molar absorptivity of 1.84x10(4) l mol(-1) cm(-1). Beer's law is obeyed up to 4.5 ppm of copper(II). The method was applied for copper determination in alloy samples with satisfactory results.     

Chemistry of naphthazarin derivatives 13. Conformational analysis of 3-(alk-1-enyl)-2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones by quantum chemistry methods

The molecular structures of various conformers of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone; 3-(alk-1-enyl)-2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones; 2,5,8-trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone; and 3-(alk-1-enyl)-2,5,8-trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones were studied by density functional theory (B3LYP/6-31(d), B3LYP/6-31(d, p)) and ab initio (MP2/6-31G, MP2/6-31(d)) methods. The strengths of the intramolecular hydrogen bonds formed by the β-hydroxy group with the O atom at C(1) and with the double bond π-electrons of the alkenyl substituents in the quinonoid rings were estimated. The compounds studied mainly exist as rotamers with the former-type hydrogen bonds. The splitting of the quinonoid bands of the stretching vibrations of the β-hydroxy group in the IR spectra of 3-(alk-1-enyl)-2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and 3-(alk-1-enyl)-2,5,8-trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones in hexane solutions is due to the existence of rotamers formed upon internal rotation of the alkenyl substituent. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1667–1673, October, 2006.     

A facile route to perylenequinone

Two-stage Ullmann and phenol coupling were effected in a singleoperation on methyl 5-bromo-1,2-dihydroxy-6,8-dimethoxynaphthalene-3-acetate to give dimethyl 5,8-dihydroxy-1,3,10,12-tetramethoxy-4,9-perylenequinone-6,7-diacetatewith ferric chloride as oxidant.     

Chemistry of naphthazarin derivatives. 9. Direct observation of prototropic tautomerism of (poly)hydroxynaphthazarins by IR spectroscopy

A series of substituted (poly)hydroxylated naphthazarins (5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones) were synthesized. In general, (poly)hydroxynaphthazarins exist in organic aprotic solvents as mixtures of tautomeric 1,4-naphthoquinonoid forms (IR data). The ratio of tautomers was determined for the first time. The effects of the nature of substituents and the solvent polarity on the tautomeric equilibrium were qualitatively estimated.     

Synthesis of 1,3,4-thiadiazole, 1,3,4-thiadiazine, 1,3,6-thiadiazepane and quinoxaline derivatives from symmetrical dithiobiureas and thioureidoethylthiourea derivatives

Reactions of N,N;-disubstituted hydrazinecarbothioamides 8a-c and substituted thioureidoethylthioureas 9a-c with 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone (chloranil, 10a) and 2,3,5,6-tetrabromo-1,4-benzoquinone (bromanil, 10b) to form N,N;-disubstituted [1,3,4]thiadiazole-2,5-diamines 11a-c, 6,7-dichloro-3-substituted amino-1H-benzo[1,3,4]- thiadiazine-5,8-diones 12a-c, 2,3,7,8-tetrahalothianthrene-1,4,6,9-tetraones 13a,b, 5,6,8- trihalo-7-oxo-3,7-dihydro-2H-quinoxaline-1-carbothioic acid substituted amides 14a-c, 15a-c and 7-substituted imino-[1,3,6]thiadiazepane-3-thiones 16a-c are reported. Rationales for the observed conversions are presented.     

The chemistry of naphthazarin derivatives

The 7,7′-dideoxy analog of islandoquinone, binaphthazarin of a new structural type, bearing a 2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1,4-naphthoquinone moiety was synthesized. The carbonyl group at the C(2) atom of this binaphthazarin easily adds water to give the correspondinggem-diol. Comparison of the spectral characteristics of the prepared diol and islandoquinone made it possible to elucidate more precisely the structure of the latter.     

Catalytic Activity of Diethylene Glycol Dimethyl Ethers in Conversion of 6,7-Dichloro-3-ethyl-2-ethoxynaphthazarine into Echinochrome Trimethyl Ether

The nucleophilic substitution of halogen by methoxy groups in 5,8-dihydroxy-2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinones effected by complex reagent KF-MeOH-Al2O3 is considerably accelerated in the presence of electron-donor solvents.     

Synthesis of some NH- and NH,S- substituted 1,4-quinones

A series of NH-substituted-1,4-quinones, possessing one, two, three or not chlorine, were synthesized by the reaction between different quinones (p-chloranil (1), p-toluquinone (2), or 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone (3)) and (-)-cis-myrtanylamine (5) via nucleophilic reactions. Moreover, 2-bromo-1,4-naphthoquinone (4) was reacted with 2-(methylthio)ethylamine (11) to produce amino-substituted naphthoquinones (12 and 13), bearing with bromine and not bromine. In addition, 2-bromo-1,4-naphthoquinone (4) was reacted with 4′-aminodibenzo-18-crown-6 (14) and 4′-aminobenzo-18-crown-6 (16) to yield crown-containing 1,4-naphthoquinones (15 and 17), respectively. New compounds were characterized, providing ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FTIR, MS-ESI, UV/Vis and elemental analysis.     

Synthesis of benz[f]indole-4,9-diones via acetylenic derivatives of 1,4-naphthoquinone

A synthetic route to benz[f]indole-4,9-diones from 1,4-naphthoquinone is described. Effective methods for cross-coupling of 3-acetylamino-2-bromo-1,4-naphthoquinone with terminal acetylenes and cyclization of the resulting 3-acetylamino-2-alkynyl-1,4-naphthoquinones are developed.     

A Benzylation Study of 2,3-Dichloronaphthazarin

Depending on different reaction time and temperature employed, benzylation of 2,3-dichloronaphthazarin (I) using silver oxide as the catalyst can form either exclusively 5,8-dibenzyloxy-6,7-dichloronaphthalene-1,4-dione (II), or exclusively 5-benzyloxy-2,3-dichloro-8-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione (IV); or a mixture of II and 5,8-dibenzyloxy-2,3-dichloronaphthalene-1,4-dione (III). Structures of these compounds were identified by nmr analysis.     

Simple preparative synthesis of spinochrome e,a pigment from sea urchins of the genus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Echinothrix</Emphasis>

A preparative synthesis of spinochrome E (2,3,5,6,7,8-hexahydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 1), a metabolite of sea urchins of the genus Echinothrix, is proposed starting from 2,3-dichloro-6,7-diethoxynaphthazarine (4) with simultaneous substitution of the Cl atoms by hydroxyl- and nitro-groups, reduction of the latter, and subsequent removal of alkoxy groups and hydrolysis of the amine in the resulting 3-amino-2-hydroxy-6,7-diethoxynaphthazarine (6).     

Research on benzimidazole derivatives

Mercapto derivatives of benzimidazole and imidazole undergo condensation with 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone to give 1,4-naphthoquinonyl derivatives, which can be cyclized to cdioxo derivatives of condensed azole systems.See [2] for communication XXXIX.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 783–785, June, 1976.     

Regiospecific synthesis of bromojuglone derivatives

A large yield highly regiospecific one step procedure for the synthesis of 2- and 3-bromo-5-acetoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone has been achieved from the reaction between N-bromosuccin-imide and 1,5- and 1,8-diacetoxynaphthalene, respectively.     

Ab initio and semiempirical study of structure and electronic spectra of hydroxy substituted naphthoquinones

The geometries of hydroxy derivatives of 1,4-naphthoquinone (NQ), viz., 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (2HNQ), 5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (5HNQ), and 5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (DHNQ), have been optimized using the semiempirical and ab initio theoretical methods. Semiempirical methods used for the optimization are Austin Model 1 (AM1) and Zerner's Intermediate Neglect of Differential Overlap/1(ZINDO/1). For ab initio calculations the 6-31G* basis set is used. The electronic spectra of 1,4-naphthoquinone and its hydroxy derivatives are calculated using the semiempirical Zerner's Intermediate Neglect of Differential Overlap/Spectroscopy (ZINDO/S) method employing the geometries optimized at AM1, ZINDO/1 and ab initio levels and compared with their electronic absorption spectra measured by us. For hydroxy substituted systems, such calculations for spectral assignments are made for the first time. It is found that though the predictions of the three theoretical methods for the geometries are similar, the predictions of the ZINDO/S method using the ZINDO/1 optimized geometries, are better for the transition wavelengths in the visible region of the hydroxy substituted naphthoquinones, especially for 5HNQ and DHNQ.     

Tlc,uv and acidic treatment in the differentiation of 5,6- and 5,8-dihydroxyflavones, 3-methoxyflavones and flavonols

UV and TLC techniques constitute easy procedures to distinguish between 5,6-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy- and 5,8-dihydroxy-6,7-dimethoxyflavonoids, that are difficult to characterize by NMR and classical UV techniques. The acidic treatment of the original products to obtain Wessely-Moser isomers, useful for comparison purposes, yielded novel demethylated products. UV and MS data of 5,8,4'-trihydroxy-6,7,3'-trimethoxyflavone, 5,6,8,3',4'-pentahydroxy-7-methoxyflavone and 5,6,8,4'-tetrahydroxy-7,3'-dimeth-oxyflavone are presented for the first time.