Transition Metal-Free Direct C鈥揌 Functionalization of Quinones and Naphthoquinones with Diaryliodonium Salts: Synthesis of Aryl Naphthoquinones as 尾-Secretase Inhibitors
A novel ligand-free, transition metal-free direct C鈥揌 functionalization of quinones with diaryliodonium salts has been developed for the first time. The transformation was promoted only through the use of a base and gave aryl quinone derivatives in moderate to good yields. This methodology provided an effective and easy way to synthesize 尾-secretase inhibitors. The radical trapping experiments showed that this progress was the radical mechanism.