Reactions of lndane-1,3-diones with 1,4-naphthoquinones
Abstract
1,4-Naphthoquinones reacted with anticoagulant indane-1,3-diones to yield didehydro-addition products. Those substituted at position 3 by a poor leaving group effected oxidative dimerisation of 2-phenylindane-1,3-dione.