Novel intramolecular photocyclization of tris(2-benzo[b]thienyl)methyl alcohol

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 48, 2002, Pages 8669-8672

  Tanifuji, Naoki ^a   Huang, Honghua ^a   Shinagawa, Yoko ^a   Kobayashi, Keiji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

trimerization; Benzo b thiophene ring; Di methane rearrangement; Photocyclization; Tropone derivative

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BENZOTHIOPHENE; CYCLOPENTANONE DERIVATIVE; METHANE; TRIS(2 BENZO[B]THIENYL)METHYL ALCOHOL; TROPONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; INFRARED RADIATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRIMERIZATION;

EID: 0037175486     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(02)02161-5     Document Type: Article

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