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Menadione: a platform and a target to valuable compounds synthesis

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Naphthoquinones are important natural or synthetic compounds belonging to the general class of quinones. Many compounds in this class have become drugs that are on the pharmaceutical market for the… Click to show full abstract

Naphthoquinones are important natural or synthetic compounds belonging to the general class of quinones. Many compounds in this class have become drugs that are on the pharmaceutical market for the treatment of various diseases. A special naphthoquinone derivative is menadione, a synthetic naphthoquinone belonging to the vitamin K group. This compound can be synthesized by different methods and it has a broad range of biological and synthetic applications, which will be highlighted in this review.

Keywords: valuable compounds; target valuable; platform target; menadione; compounds synthesis; menadione platform

Journal Title: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Year Published: 2022

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