Abstract Electrochemical synthesis of quinones has been attempted from phenols, 1,4-dihydroxybenzenes, 1,4-dihydroxynaphthalenes and related compounds using biphasic media. Excellent yields of quinones (98%) or brominated diols have been achieved with… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Electrochemical synthesis of quinones has been attempted from phenols, 1,4-dihydroxybenzenes, 1,4-dihydroxynaphthalenes and related compounds using biphasic media. Excellent yields of quinones (98%) or brominated diols have been achieved with good current efficiency. Reuse of the electrolyte without any modification and quantitative conversion of substrate with theoretical amount of current are the advantages of this method.
               
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