Chemistry of L-ascorbic acid. Part 3. Photoreduction of quinones with 5,6-O-isopropylidene-L-ascorbic acid

Mukund G. Kulkarni; Sandesh D. Kate

doi:10.1039/B005120I

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Chemistry of L-ascorbic acid. Part 3.¹ Photoreduction of quinones with 5,6-O-isopropylidene-L-ascorbic acid†

Mukund G. Kulkarni*^a and Sandesh D. Kate^a

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Abstract

Upon irradiation with UV light, instead of undergoing the Paternò–Büchi reaction, 5,6-O-isopropylidene-L-ascorbic acid reduced quinones quite efficiently and rapidly to the corresponding hydroquinones.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B005120I
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 26 Jun 2000
Accepted: 31 Oct 2000
First published: 21 Nov 2000

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J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 2000, 4242-4244

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