Dihydroxynaphthoquinone

A dihydroxynaphthoquinone (formula: C
10
H
6
O
4
) is any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of naphthoquinone through replacement of two hydrogen atoms (H) by hydroxyl groups (OH).

The unqualified term "dihydroxynaphthoquinone" usually means a derivative of 1,4-naphthoquinone. Other dihydroxy- compounds can be derived from the two other known isomers, 1,2-naphthoquinone (ortho-) and 2,6-naphthoquinone (amphi-).

Isomers

From 1,4-naphthoquinone

Due to the symmetry of the parent quinone, there are only nine distinct isomers of dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone:

  • 2,3-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
  • 2,5-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
  • 2,6-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
  • 2,7-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
  • 2,8-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
  • 5,6-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
  • 5,7-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
  • 5,8-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (naphthazarin).[1]
  • 6,7-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.

From 1,2-naphthoquinone

From 1,2-naphthoquinone there are 12 possible dihydroxy- isomers:

  • 3,4-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 3,5-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 3,6-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 3,7-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 3,8-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 4,5-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 4,6-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 4,7-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 4,8-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 5,6-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 5,7-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 5,8-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 6,7-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 6,8-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone
  • 7,8-Dihydroxy-1,2-naphthoquinone

From 2,6-naphthoquinone

From the symmetrical 2,6-naphthoquinone there are only nine dihydroxy- isomers:

  • 1,3-Dihydroxy-2,6-naphthoquinone
  • 1,4-Dihydroxy-2,6-naphthoquinone
  • 1,5-Dihydroxy-2,6-naphthoquinone
  • 1,7-Dihydroxy-2,6-naphthoquinone
  • 1,8-Dihydroxy-2,6-naphthoquinone
  • 3,4-Dihydroxy-2,6-naphthoquinone
  • 3,7-Dihydroxy-2,6-naphthoquinone
  • 3,8-Dihydroxy-2,6-naphthoquinone
  • 4,8-Dihydroxy-2,6-naphthoquinone

See also

References

  1. J. Khalafy and J.M. Bruce (2002), Oxidative dehydrogenation of 1-tetralones: Synthesis of juglone, naphthazarin, and α-hydroxyanthraquinones. Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran, volume 13 issue 2, pages 131-139.
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