Time-resolved studies of the photogeneration and photochemistry of tetramethyl-o-xylylene
The photodecomposition of 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-2-indanone (V) leads to the formation of tetramethyl-o-xylylene (III), which ultimately decays to give o-isopropenylcumene (IV) as the only product. The xylylene III shows λmax ~ 358 nm in benzene a
Engineering reactions in crystals: Gem-dialkoxy substitution enables the photodecarbonylation of crystalline 2-indanone
The photochemical reactivity of three 1,1,3,3-tetrasubstituted 2-indanones was investigated in solution and in crystals. While solution irradiation of tetramethyl-2-indanone 2 leads to 1-isopropenyl-2-isopropyl benzene 5 in high yield, crystals of 2 were
Nitric oxide cheletropic traps (NOCTs) with improved thermal stability and water solubility
The search for nitric oxide cheletropic traps (NOCTs) of the 7,7,8,8-tetraalkyl-o-quinodimethane type which would have properties appropriate for monitoring the formation of nitric oxide in cell cultures and in vivo by magnetic resonance techniques is des