Role of Solvent and Effect of Substituent on Azobenzene Isomerization by Using Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids as Reaction Media

…, M Emo, M Kingsley, C Gasbarri

Index: Alunni, Sergio; Del Giacco, Tiziana; De Maria, Paolo; Fontana, Antonella; Gasbarri, Carla; Ottavi, Laura Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2004 , vol. 69, # 18 p. 6121 - 6123

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Abstract

The effects of a para substituent, as the electron-donating− OCH3 and− OtBu groups and the electron-withdrawing− Br and− F atoms, on azobenzene isomerization have been investigated in a series of imidazolium ionic liquids (BMIM PF6, BMIM BF4, BMIM Tf2N,