Alkali-metal cation recognition induced isomerization of spirobenzopyrans and spironaphthoxazins possessing a crown ring as a recognition site: multifunctional …

…, K Tsuchiya, N Nakayama, T Konishi…

Index: Inouye, Masahiko; Ueno, Masaru; Tsuchiya, Kikuo; Nakayama, Naomi; Konishi, Takashi; Kitao, Teijiro Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1992 , vol. 57, # 20 p. 5377 - 5383

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Abstract

Spirobenzopyrans and spironaphthoxazins possessing a monoaza-crown ring were synthesized. Isomerization of these compounds to the open colored merocyanines was induced by recognition of alkali-metal cations and the selectivity of the coloration was found to be governed by several factors:(1) the size of the crown ring,(2) the position of recognition,(3) electric properties of both the complexed cations and the merocyanine ...