“…Iminoquinones constitute the core structures of many naturally occurring compounds and display important antineoplastic, antifungal, and antibacterial activities ( Figure 1) [1][2][3][4]. Commonly used approaches for the construction of iminoquinones include (i) metal catalysis [5][6][7], (ii) photosynthesis by UV lamps and photosensitizers [7], (iii) 2-iodoxybenzoic acid [IBX, 1-hydroxy-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one 1-oxide] oxidation [8,9], and (iv) Dess-Martin periodinane [DMP, 1,1,1-triacetoxy-1,1-dihydro-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one]-mediated oxidative reaction [10]. Although the aforementioned elegant methods appear to be general and efficient, further development of the low-cost and eco-friendly methods that allow the facile assembly of highly functionalized iminoquinone from readily available and simple starting materials is still required, because they have wide range of applications in medicine and biology.…”