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- Title
Smooth photogeneration of α, n-didehydrotoluenes (DHTs).
- Authors
Protti, Stefano; Ravelli, Davide; Fagnoni, Maurizio; Albini, Angelo
- Abstract
Irradiation of the three isomeric (chlorobenzyl)trimethylsilanes in methanol-water generates the corresponding didehydrotoluenes (DHTs). The process involves expulsion of a chloride ion to give the triplet phenyl cation and ensuing elimination of the trimethylsilyl cation. This straightforward generation of DHT intermediates overcomes a shortcoming of previous methodology (cycloaromatization of enyne-allenes), which is limited to the metaisomer, and opens the path for understanding the chemistry (and possibly the biological action) of these unusual intermediates.
- Subjects
TOLUENE; METHYLSILANE; ISOMERISM; METHANOL; TRIMETHYLSILYL compounds; INTERMEDIATES (Chemistry); AROMATIZATION; CHEMICAL processes
- Publication
Pure & Applied Chemistry, 2013, Vol 85, Issue 7, p1479
- ISSN
0033-4545
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1351/PAC-CON-12-10-03