Rt. Pardasani et al., SYNTHESIS OF HETEROACYL-1,4-QUINONES AS PRECURSORS FOR HETEROANTHRACYCLINONES, Heterocyclic communications, 4(1), 1998, pp. 77-80
A facile three step synthesis of heteroacyl-1,4-benzoquinones such as
2-(2'-furanoyl/thienoyl)-1,4-benzoquinone, 2-(3'-furanoyl/thienoyl)-1,
4-benzoquinone and derivatives via readily available starting material
s is described.