Anthraquinones by photo-oxidation of 2-methylbenzophenones
Abstract
Oxidation of the photo-produced enols of 2-methylbenzophenones leads to 2-formylbenzophenones, 2-benzoylbenzoic acids, 3-phenylphthalides, and anthraquinones, the latter resulting from a photo-Elbs cyclization with subsequent oxidation and requiring two activating wavelengths of incident light for production from the initial ketones.