Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 66720751, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 649 mg of 2,3,9,10-tetra(n-hexyl)-6,13-pentacenequinone dissolved in 30 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF) was added to 5 mL of a 1 mol/1000 mL THF solution of lithium triethylborohydride, and the mixture was heated for 12 hours under reflux in a nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting solution was neutralized with diluted aqueous hydrochloric acid, and the organic phase was separated, concentrated and dried under a vacuum to produce 2,3,9,10-tetra(n-hexyl)-6,13-dihydro-6,13-dihydroxypentac ene almost stoichiometrically (see the following reaction formula).

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