%0 Journal Article %T Iodocyclization of Diallyl-Dihydroxy Naphthalenes Using <i>N</i>-Iodosuccinimide vs Molecular Iodine in Aqueous Micelle %A Pradipta Kumar Basu %A Amrita Ghosh %J International Journal of Organic Chemistry %P 176-184 %@ 2161-4695 %D 2013 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ijoc.2013.33022 %X A number of doubly-fused [1,2] naphthodifurans have been synthesized from the corresponding diallyl-dihydroxy naphthalene precursors involving N-iodosuccinimide in acetonitrile and also by molecular iodine in aqueous micelle using CTAB as surfactant. The electrophilic cyclization occurs regioselectively by a 5-exo-trig mode of cyclization. %K Di-Allyl-Dihydroxy Naphthalene %K < %K i> %K N< %K /i> %K -Iodosuccinimide %K CTAB %K Micelle %K 5-< %K i> %K Exo< %K /i> %K -Trig Mode %K Regioselective Cyclization %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=36287