Zhiqi Cong, H. Nishino
Sep 2, 2008
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Synthesis
Abstract
The oxidation of methoxynaphthalenes with manganese(III) acetate in the presence of N-aryl-3-oxobutanamides gave the directly 3-oxobutanamide-substituted methoxynaphthalenes in moderate to good yields along with small amounts of naphtho[2,1-b]furans and benzo[e]indolinones. The optimized reaction conditions and the mechanism for the formation of the products are discussed.