Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 66720663, compound

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A solution of 357 mg of 2,3,9,10-tetra(n-propyl)-6,13-pentacenequinone dissolved in 50 mL of THF was added to 11 mL of a 1 mol/1000 mL THF solution of lithium triethylborohydride, and the mixture was heated for 24 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 6,13-dihydro-6,13-dihydroxy-2,3,9,10-tetra(n-propyl)penta cene almost stoichiometrically.

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