All articles of this category The chemoselectivity of [4 + 2] cycloadditions involving electronrich cross-conjugated trienes and halogenated quinones has been examined. The approach provides improved preparations of 6-acetyl-2,3,7-trihydroxyjuglone, solorinic and norsolorinic acids, and averythrin. It also confirms the structure proposed for haematommone and 3,8-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-2-methoxycarbonyl-1-methyl-anthraquinone but invalidates that of sopheranin.
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Couturier et al. (1994) studied this question.