MECHANISM OF THE REARRANGEMENT OF DOPACHROME TO 5,6-DIHYDROXYINDOLE

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COSTANTINI, C [1 ]
CRESCENZI, O [1 ]
PROTA, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NAPLES,DIPARTIMENTO CHIM ORGAN & BIOL,VIA MEZZOCANNONE 16,I-80134 NAPLES,ITALY
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10.1016/S0040-4039(00)79394-4
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Kinetic and isotopic labelling studies provide for the first time evidence that at physiological pH the rearrangement of dopachrome (1) to 5,6-dihydroxyindole (2) involves abstraction of the proton at position 3 and formation of the intermediate quinone-methide 4.
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