Dyes and Pigments

The synthesis and properties of vinyl substituted naphthopyrans and their styrene copolymers

CJ Blackwell, CD Gabbutt, JT Guthrie, BM Heron

Index: Blackwell, Catherine J.; Gabbutt, Christopher D.; Guthrie, James T.; Heron, B. Mark Dyes and Pigments, 2012 , vol. 95, # 2 p. 408 - 420

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Abstract

A comprehensive series of mono-, di-and tri-bromo-3H-naphtho [2, 1-b] pyrans was synthesised by the traditional union of a 2-naphthol with an alkynol. The bromine atom (s) in these naphthopyrans was readily replaced by a vinyl group using a Suzuki coupling reaction with vinyl boronic anhydride pyridine complex. The efficiency of the Suzuki vinylation reaction decreases with the increasing number of bromine atoms to be substituted. The ...