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Photolysis of the vinyl bromide 9-(α-bromobenzylidene) fluorene in methanol. Effect of wavelength of irradiation, sodium methoxide and oxygen

JM Verbeek, J Cornelisse, G Lodder

Index: Verbeek, J. M.; Cornelisse, J.; Lodder, G. Tetrahedron, 1986 , vol. 42, # 20 p. 5679 - 5684

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Abstract

A quantitative study of the photosolvolysis of 9-(α-bromobenzylidene) fluorene (1) in methanol reveals that the wavelength of irradiation, the presence of sodium methoxide and the presence of oxygen strongly influence the product distribution and the quantum yields of the reaction.