Photolysis of reluctant azoalkanes. Effect of structure on photochemical loss of nitrogen from 2, 3-diazabicyclo [2.2. 2] oct-2-ene derivatives

…, CJ Nalepa, LR Soltero, DW Horsey…

Index: Engel, Paul S.; Horsey, Douglas W.; Keys, Dalen E.; Nalepa, Christopher J.; Soltero, Luis R. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1983 , vol. 105, # 24 p. 7108 - 7114

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Abstract

Abstract: Azoalkanes containing the bicyclo [2.2. 2] skeleton often prove to be remarkably stable toward loss of nitrogen. These derivatives of 2, 3-diazabicyclo [2.2. 2] oct-2-ene (DBO) also exhibit fluorescence whose lifetime extends to 600 ns. This paper is an attempt to understand the effect of fused rings and bridgehead substituents on the photochemical and photophysical properties of DBO. The main factor controlling quantum yields of nitrogen is ...