Research Article

Formation of 5-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and 8-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-1,2-naphthoquinone from Juglone

Table 2

DFT-calculated 1H NMR (ppm) for compounds 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, and 12.

CompoundH-2/HO-2/CH3O-2H-3/HO-3/CH3O-3HO-5H-6H-7/CH3-7H-8

2-Hydroxy juglone (2)7.626.0612.337.267.457.76
3-Hydroxy juglone (11)6.097.4211.047.117.597.77
2-Hydroxy-7-methyl juglone (3)7.576.0312.347.052.387.62
3-Hydroxy-7-methyl juglone (8)6.057.4411.056.912.407.62
3, observed [2]no6.0811.697.012.417.42
2-Methoxy juglone (12)3.685.7812.197.177.457.72
3-Methoxy juglone (6)5.803.6911.767.117.517.73
6, observed (this work)6.163.9211.757.257.647.63

Legend: no: not observed.