Strategies for Molecular Diversification of 2-[Aminoalkyl-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1- yl)]-1,4-naphthoquinones Using Click Chemistry

Click chemistry-based strategies for the synthesis of 2-amino-alkyl-1,2,3-triazole-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives make it possible to obtain desired products from 1,4-naphthoquinone (1,4-NQ), and bio-based lawsone, nor-lapachol and lapachol. The first route (Strategy A) starting from 1,4-NQ and amino alcohols, then 2-amino-alkyl-1,4-NQ alcohols, were tosylated. The azide ion displaced the tosylate group to afford 2-azide-alkyl-1,4-NQ, which was submitted to a copper-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) condition. The triazole-naphthoquinones were obtained in an overall yield of roughly...