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Partial reduction of anthraquinone to anthrone using stannous chloride?

Alan Brown  Follow

According to this source Science Direct tin chloride will reduce anthraquinone to anthrone

Anthrone is a tricyclic aromatic ketone that can be used, for example for calorimetric determinations of carbohydrates in biological fluids. It can be synthesized by partial reduction of anthraquinone with several reagents, as sodium hydrogen sulfite, tin chloride, or tin.

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John Hogg  Follow
I've added a mechanism of how I think the reaction proceeds. Thanks for the help!More
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Evan  Follow
Hello, I read the lab manual, what I'm curious about is how this reduction works mechanistically. Does it follow a dissolving metal style reduction, or does it proceed down a Stephen's reduction pathway, or something else.More
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