The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Photochemical isomerization of eight-membered cyclic azo compounds

CG Overberger, MS Chi

Index: Overberger, C. G.; Chi, Minn-Shong Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1981 , vol. 46, # 2 p. 303 - 306

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Abstract

Photochemical cis-trans isomerization of open-chain azo compounds is well d~ cumented.~ The first reported case of photolytically induced isomerization in a medium-sized cyclic azo compound is that of 1, 2-diaza-l-cyclooctene, which was shown to be reversible.'Also