Thermal and (Thermo-Reversible) Photochemical Cycloisomerization of 1 <i>H</i> -2-Benzo[ <i>c</i> ]oxocins: From Synthetic Applications to the Development of a New T-Type Molecular Photoswitch
Minghui Zhou, Simon Mathew, Bas de Bruin
Abstract
-QDM intermediate. These reactions also proceed with good chemoselectivities, providing new synthetic protocols for motifs found in several bioactive molecules, but are otherwise difficult to access.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryPhotoswitchMolecular switchIsomerizationRing (chemistry)StereochemistryDensity functional theoryAzulenePhotochemistryComputational chemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistrySynthesis of Indole Derivatives