Abstract

2-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone is a synthetically versatile substrate and can be used for the synthesis of a large array of heterocyclic compounds. Advances in the exploitation of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone for organic synthesis are reported in this review.

Keywords: 2-Hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone, lawsone, multicomponent reactions.

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