2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone → HCID 18317249, compound

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Under Ar, a solution of 13 (2.2 g, 4.2 mmol) in EtOH (50 mL) was treated with hydrazine (306 mg, 9.6 mmol). After 4 h, the reaction was concentrated to dryness and the residue was partitioned between water-EtOAc (3×). The EtOAc extracts were backwashed with brine, dried, filtered and concentrated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in toluene (60 mL) and 2,3 dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) (1.0 g, 4.5 mmol) was added. After 0.5 h, the reaction was chromatographed on a Still column (60 mm) and the product eluted with 90-100% EtOAc-hexanes to yield 1.6 g of 15.

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