Novel photoreactions of 2-Aza-1,4-dienes in the triplet excited state and via radical-cation intermediates. 2-Aza-di-π-methane rearrangements yielding cyclopropylimines and N-vinylaziridines

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 6661-6671

  Armesto, Diego ^a   Caballero, Olga ^a   Ortiz, Maria J ^a   Agarrabeitia, Antonia R ^a   Martin Fontecha, Mar ^a   Torres, M Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLEFINS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POSITIVE IONS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

EXCITED STATE;

AMINES;

2 AZA 1,4 DIENE DERIVATIVE; 9,10 DICYANOANTHRACENE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPYLAMINE; CYCLOPROPYLIMINE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; N VINYLAZARIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0043011023     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo034452g     Document Type: Article

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