Pyridine → 6-(12-Hydroxydodecyl)-2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone

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To a dimethylformamide solution (30 ml) of 6-(12-hydroxydodecyl)-2,3-dimethoxy-5-methylphenol (1.7 g) are added pyridine (50 mg) and bis(4-hydroxysalicylidene)ethylenediiminocobalt(II) (36 mg), and the mixture is stirred in oxygen streams at atmospheric temperature and pressure for 72 hours. The reaction product is isolated as in Example 7 and recrystallized from ether. The above procedure yields 6-(12-hydroxydodecyl)-2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone (1.37 g), m.p. 63° C.

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