Friedel-Crafts acetylation of the known 4-acetoxybenzodithiophene (I) with acetyl chloride and AlCl3 produced ketone (II). Subsequent chromic acid oxidation of (II) in AcOH gave quinone (III). Reduction of the methyl ketone of (III) by means of NaBH4 in MeOH afforded alcohol (IV), which was finally acetylated using acetyl chloride to furnish the title acetate ester.
Friedel-Crafts acetylation of the known 4-acetoxybenzodithiophene (I) with acetyl chloride and AlCl3 produced ketone (II). Subsequent chromic acid oxidation of (II) in AcOH yielded the title quinone.