Journal of the American Chemical Society

Contrasting photosolvolytic reactivities of 9-fluorenol vs. 5-suberenol derivatives. Enhanced rate of formation of cyclically conjugated four. pi. carbocations in the …

P Wan, E Krogh

Index: Wan, Peter; Krogh, Erik Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1989 , vol. 111, # 13 p. 4887 - 4895

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Abstract: The photosolvolysis of 9-fluorenol (1) and several of its derivatives, as well as related systems, has been studied in aqueous methanol and acetonitrile solutions. The primary aim of this study was to examine the effect of the internal cyclic array (ICA) of these compounds in promoting photosolvolysis with respect to the number of P electrons available in the ICA. It was observed that 9-fluorenol derivatives photosolvolyze much more ...