Simple, mild, and efficient method for the reduction of 1,4-benzoquinones to hydroquinones by the action of NaN3

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2293-2297

  Algi, Fatih ^a,b   Balci, Metin ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

1,4 Benzoquinones; Azides; Phenols; Quinones; Reductions

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM AZIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; REDUCTION;

EID: 33747608840     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910600639760     Document Type: Article

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