The Synthesis and Photochemistry of p-Dimethylamino-p′-nitrodiphenylethyne: a Push-Pull Acetylene

MJ Gallagher, MJ Gallagher, H Noerdin…

Index: Gallagher, Michael J.; Noerdin, Hazli Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1985 , vol. 38, # 6 p. 997 - 1005

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Abstract

Abstract The title compound (2) was prepared as a possible precursor to a push-pull cyclobutadiene, and its photochemistry examined under a wide range of conditions. The principal reaction observed was loss of a methyl group, and no evidence for bimolecular