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Photoreactions of aromatic compounds—XXVI: Photoinduced reactions of biphenyl and biphenyl derivatives with cyanide ion

JAJ Vink, PL Verheijdt, J Cornelisse, E Havinga

Index: Vink,J.A.J. et al. Tetrahedron, 1972 , vol. 28, p. 5081 - 5087

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Abstract

The photoreactions of a number of biphenyl derivatives, in particular nitrobiphenyl derivatives, with cyanide ion have been investigated. Photosubstitution by cyanide ion has been found to predominate; photoreduction is not observed. In some cases (4-nitrobiphenyl, 4, 4′-dinitrobiphenyl, 3-nitrobiphenyl and similar compounds) the behaviour can be rationalized on the basis of analogy to the pattern of photocyanation of biphenyl itself ( ...