2,3-dicyano-5,6-dichloro-p-benzoquinone in benzene T=25°C; 42 h;

2,3-dicyano-5,6-dichloro-p-benzoquinone in benzene T=20°C;

1: 1.) n-BuLi, TMEDA / 1.) hexane, 45 deg C, 30 min, 2.) THF, 55-60 deg C, 20 h 2: 97 percent / AlCl3 / CH2Cl2 / 0.25 h / 0 °C 3: 95 percent / BBr3 / CH2Cl2 / 4 h / -78 - 25 °C 4: 87 percent / DMAP / pyridine / 1.) 0 deg C -> 25 deg C, 1 h, 2.) 25 deg C, 48 h 5: 71 percent / LiCl, 4A sieves, Me4Sn, 2,6-di-tert-butylhydroxytoluene / PdCl2(dppf) / dimethylformamide / 12 h / 90 °C / 2585.7 Torr 6: 1.) LiHMDS, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate, 2.) MsN3, Et3N / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 45 min, 2.) MeCN, H2O, 25 deg C, 6 h 7: 64 percent / benzene / 24 h / Ambient temperature; Irradiation 8: 84 percent / n-Bu4NF, O2 / tetrahydrofuran / 40 h / 25 °C 9: 100 percent / conc. H2SO4 / ethanol / 0.75 h / 25 °C 10: 91 percent / DDQ / benzene / 42 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 93 percent / PdCl2(dppf) / tetrahydrofuran / 15 h / Heating 2: 97 percent / AlCl3 / CH2Cl2 / 0.25 h / 0 °C 3: 95 percent / BBr3 / CH2Cl2 / 4 h / -78 - 25 °C 4: 87 percent / DMAP / pyridine / 1.) 0 deg C -> 25 deg C, 1 h, 2.) 25 deg C, 48 h 5: 71 percent / LiCl, 4A sieves, Me4Sn, 2,6-di-tert-butylhydroxytoluene / PdCl2(dppf) / dimethylformamide / 12 h / 90 °C / 2585.7 Torr 6: 1.) LiHMDS, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate, 2.) MsN3, Et3N / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 45 min, 2.) MeCN, H2O, 25 deg C, 6 h 7: 64 percent / benzene / 24 h / Ambient temperature; Irradiation 8: 84 percent / n-Bu4NF, O2 / tetrahydrofuran / 40 h / 25 °C 9: 100 percent / conc. H2SO4 / ethanol / 0.75 h / 25 °C 10: 91 percent / DDQ / benzene / 42 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 87 percent / DMAP / pyridine / 1.) 0 deg C -> 25 deg C, 1 h, 2.) 25 deg C, 48 h 2: 71 percent / LiCl, 4A sieves, Me4Sn, 2,6-di-tert-butylhydroxytoluene / PdCl2(dppf) / dimethylformamide / 12 h / 90 °C / 2585.7 Torr 3: 1.) LiHMDS, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate, 2.) MsN3, Et3N / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 45 min, 2.) MeCN, H2O, 25 deg C, 6 h 4: 64 percent / benzene / 24 h / Ambient temperature; Irradiation 5: 84 percent / n-Bu4NF, O2 / tetrahydrofuran / 40 h / 25 °C 6: 100 percent / conc. H2SO4 / ethanol / 0.75 h / 25 °C 7: 91 percent / DDQ / benzene / 42 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 95 percent / BBr3 / CH2Cl2 / 4 h / -78 - 25 °C 2: 87 percent / DMAP / pyridine / 1.) 0 deg C -> 25 deg C, 1 h, 2.) 25 deg C, 48 h 3: 71 percent / LiCl, 4A sieves, Me4Sn, 2,6-di-tert-butylhydroxytoluene / PdCl2(dppf) / dimethylformamide / 12 h / 90 °C / 2585.7 Torr 4: 1.) LiHMDS, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate, 2.) MsN3, Et3N / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 45 min, 2.) MeCN, H2O, 25 deg C, 6 h 5: 64 percent / benzene / 24 h / Ambient temperature; Irradiation 6: 84 percent / n-Bu4NF, O2 / tetrahydrofuran / 40 h / 25 °C 7: 100 percent / conc. H2SO4 / ethanol / 0.75 h / 25 °C 8: 91 percent / DDQ / benzene / 42 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 1.) n-BuLi, TMEDA / 1.) hexane, 45 deg C, 30 min, 2.) THF, 55-60 deg C, 20 h 2: 97 percent / AlCl3 / CH2Cl2 / 0.25 h / 0 °C 3: 95 percent / BBr3 / CH2Cl2 / 4 h / -78 - 25 °C 4: 87 percent / DMAP / pyridine / 1.) 0 deg C -> 25 deg C, 1 h, 2.) 25 deg C, 48 h 5: 71 percent / LiCl, 4A sieves, Me4Sn, 2,6-di-tert-butylhydroxytoluene / PdCl2(dppf) / dimethylformamide / 12 h / 90 °C / 2585.7 Torr 6: 1.) LiHMDS, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate, 2.) MsN3, Et3N / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 45 min, 2.) MeCN, H2O, 25 deg C, 6 h 7: 64 percent / benzene / 24 h / Ambient temperature; Irradiation 8: 84 percent / n-Bu4NF, O2 / tetrahydrofuran / 40 h / 25 °C 9: 100 percent / conc. H2SO4 / ethanol / 0.75 h / 25 °C 10: 91 percent / DDQ / benzene / 42 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 97 percent / AlCl3 / CH2Cl2 / 0.25 h / 0 °C 2: 95 percent / BBr3 / CH2Cl2 / 4 h / -78 - 25 °C 3: 87 percent / DMAP / pyridine / 1.) 0 deg C -> 25 deg C, 1 h, 2.) 25 deg C, 48 h 4: 71 percent / LiCl, 4A sieves, Me4Sn, 2,6-di-tert-butylhydroxytoluene / PdCl2(dppf) / dimethylformamide / 12 h / 90 °C / 2585.7 Torr 5: 1.) LiHMDS, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate, 2.) MsN3, Et3N / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 45 min, 2.) MeCN, H2O, 25 deg C, 6 h 6: 64 percent / benzene / 24 h / Ambient temperature; Irradiation 7: 84 percent / n-Bu4NF, O2 / tetrahydrofuran / 40 h / 25 °C 8: 100 percent / conc. H2SO4 / ethanol / 0.75 h / 25 °C 9: 91 percent / DDQ / benzene / 42 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 71 percent / LiCl, 4A sieves, Me4Sn, 2,6-di-tert-butylhydroxytoluene / PdCl2(dppf) / dimethylformamide / 12 h / 90 °C / 2585.7 Torr 2: 1.) LiHMDS, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate, 2.) MsN3, Et3N / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 45 min, 2.) MeCN, H2O, 25 deg C, 6 h 3: 64 percent / benzene / 24 h / Ambient temperature; Irradiation 4: 84 percent / n-Bu4NF, O2 / tetrahydrofuran / 40 h / 25 °C 5: 100 percent / conc. H2SO4 / ethanol / 0.75 h / 25 °C 6: 91 percent / DDQ / benzene / 42 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 1.) LiHMDS, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate, 2.) MsN3, Et3N / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 45 min, 2.) MeCN, H2O, 25 deg C, 6 h 2: 64 percent / benzene / 24 h / Ambient temperature; Irradiation 3: 84 percent / n-Bu4NF, O2 / tetrahydrofuran / 40 h / 25 °C 4: 100 percent / conc. H2SO4 / ethanol / 0.75 h / 25 °C 5: 91 percent / DDQ / benzene / 42 h / 25 °C View Scheme