4,5-Dimethyl-2,7-dioxo-1,2,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-diazaanthracene, a compound previously obtained from phosphorus – hydrogen iodide reduction of deoxynybomycin, has been synthesized in eight steps from m-xylene, in 5% overall yield.
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