A family of compounds was prepared to test whether photocleavage of this group would proceed with ultraviolet light (350 nm) in good yields. The alcohols examined included one compound (4e), which would likely be destroyed under strong oxidizing or reducing conditions. Scheme 2 and Table 1 summarize the results from photocleavage of the quinolinyl methyl ethers. The only quinoline product detected after the photocleavage of the protected alcohol was 5a ...
![[6-methoxy-2-(4-methylphenyl)quinolin-4-yl]methanol Structure](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/294/84666-27-3.png)
