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1,4-Naphthoquinone

purum, ≥96.5% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

α-Naphthoquinone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H6O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
158.15
Beilstein:
878524
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

purum

Quality Level

Assay

≥96.5% (HPLC)

form

powder

mp

119-122 °C (lit.)
120-124 °C

functional group

ketone

SMILES string

O=C1C=CC(=O)c2ccccc12

InChI

1S/C10H6O2/c11-9-5-6-10(12)8-4-2-1-3-7(8)9/h1-6H

InChI key

FRASJONUBLZVQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

1,4-Naphthoquinone is the key structural moiety of many anticancer and antifungal agents.
It can be used to synthesize:
  • 3,3-Disubstituted oxindoles via asymmetric Michael addition to oxindole.
  • Bioactive isoindolines via asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to azomethine ylides generated in situ from aldehydes and diethyl aminomalonate.
  • α,α-Difluoro-β-hydroxy ketone via ‘on water′ catalyst-free Mukaiyama-aldol reaction with difluoroenoxysilane.
  • 2-Hydroxy-3-anilino-1,4-naphthoquinone, which shows potent in vivo antimalarial activity.


Additional appilcation include:
  • As an arylation reagent for the α-arylation of aldehydes.
  • As a starting material in the multi-step synthesis of benz[f]indole-4,9-diones.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

285.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

141 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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1, 4-Naphthoquinone.
Yu J S.
Synlett, 25(16), 2377-2378 (2014)
Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel 1, 4-naphthoquinone derivatives as antifungal and anticancer agents.
Tandon V K, et al.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 14(5), 1079-1083 (2004)
Rita Gatti et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 405(2-3), 817-825 (2012-07-24)
The use of 1,4-naphthoquinone as an advantageous pre-column reagent for liquid chromatography analysis of aliphatic thiol compounds is proposed. The compound reacts selectively in mild conditions (5 min at room temperature; pH 7.5) with thiol function. The resulting adducts were
Paula F Carneiro et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 20(16), 4995-5000 (2012-07-17)
New oxirane derivatives were synthesized using six naphthoquinones as the starting materials. Our biological results showed that these oxiranes acted as trypanocidal agents against Trypanosoma cruzi with minimal cytotoxicity in the VERO cell line compared to naphthoquinones. In particular, oxirane
Yu Shang et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(5), 2935-2942 (2012-02-01)
Airborne quinones contribute to adverse health effects of ambient particles probably because of their ability to generate hydroxyl radicals (·OH) via redox cycling, but the mechanisms remain unclear. We examined the chemical mechanisms through which 1,4-naphthoquinone (1,4-NQ) induced ·OH, and

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