A. Marcos et al., SYNTHESIS OF 2-OXO-1H-1-AZAANTHRACENE-9,10-DIONE AND 4-OXO-1H-1-AZAANTHRACENE-9,10-DIONE FROM 2-AMINO-1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE, Tetrahedron, 50(45), 1994, pp. 12941-12952
In spite of the poor nucleophilicity of its amino group, which is cons
idered to have an ''amide like'' character, 2-amino-1,4-naphthoquinone
reacts with beta-dielectrophiles to give 2-oxo- or 4-oxo-1H-1-azaanth
racene-9,10-diones.