Abstract
An important synthetic method providing access to a variety of heterocyclic and polycyclic quinones and hydroquinones is described. The key transformation involves the thermal ring expansion of cyclobutenedione derivatives to quinone/hydroquinone units. The synthetic utility and recent applications of this method in natural product synthesis are also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1309-1310 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Australian Journal of Chemistry |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |