Issue 83, 2015
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RSC Advances

Lawsone in organic synthesis

Alessandro K. Jordão,ab   Maria D. Vargas,a   Angelo C. Pinto,c   Fernando de C. da Silva*a  and  Vitor F. Ferreira*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Universidade Federal Fluminense, Institute of Chemistry, Campus do Valonguinho, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
E-mail: gqofernando@vm.uff.br, cegvito@vm.uff.br

b Unidade Universitária de Farmácia, Fundação Centro Universitário Estadual da Zona Oeste, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

c Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CT, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Abstract

Lawsone (1) is a special naphthoquinone that is useful for many applications in various scientific and technological fields. For over 100 years, it has been used as the starting material for the synthesis of a variety of biologically active compounds and materials with interesting properties. In organic synthesis, it has been used in many reactions. This review aims to address the various aspects of its use in organic synthesis.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA12785H
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
01 Jul 2015
Accepted
03 Aug 2015
First published
03 Aug 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 67909-67943

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A. K. Jordão, M. D. Vargas, A. C. Pinto, F. D. C. da Silva and V. F. Ferreira, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 67909 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA12785H

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