Development of synthetic method of phenol cross-coupling products by using quinone derivatives

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H07340
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Chemical pharmacy
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: Kamitanaka Tohru 立命館大学, 総合科学技術研究機構, 助教 (70783794)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: キノンモノアセタール / フェノール / カップリング / ブレンステッド酸

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have developed the synthetic method of phenol cross-coupling products by the introduction of phenols into quinone monoacetals (QMAs). This method can efficiently provide the regioselectively connected products by the activation of acetal moiety on QMAs under mild condition. Moreover, we have presented that this reaction proceeds by the nucleophilic substitution mechanism and can be applied for various nucleophiles. Furthermore, useful skeletons, such as phenol-trimer and dibenzofuran, could be constructed by the applicable methods from phenol cross-coupling products.

Free Research Field

有機化学