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Photooxidation of 2,5‐Dimethyl‐2,3,4‐hexatriene—Matrix Isolation of a Trisdioxetane
Author(s) -
Sandar Wolfram,
Patyk Andreas
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198704751
Subject(s) - acetone , matrix isolation , cumulene , irradiation , photochemistry , matrix (chemical analysis) , dioxetane , isolation (microbiology) , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , molecule , chemiluminescence , chromatography , microbiology and biotechnology , nuclear physics , biology
Three dioxetane rings coupled via two spiro carbon atoms —this astonishing framework is found in the trisdioxetane 2 . It is formed in the photooxidation of the cumulene 1 in an Ar/O 2 matrix at 10 K. Upon irradiation with UV‐light, 2 decomposes into acetone and CO 2 .