Abstract
A new procedure for functionalization of the dihydroazulene photoswitch on its seven-membered ring was developed, which has allowed isolation of the first dihydroazulene with a phenyl substituent at position 5 from a mixture of regioisomers. Light-induced ring-opening to the corresponding vinylheptafulvene and the thermal back-reaction was studied in detail.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 19 |
Pages (from-to) | 6498-6501 |
Number of pages | 4 |
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Publication status | Published - 7 Oct 2011 |