Photochemical Generation of Allenes from Phenanthrene-Based Methylenecyclobutanes
Photofragmentation of substituted 1-methylene-1,2,2a,10b-tetrahydrocyclobuta[<i>l</i>]phenanthrenes, under ambient conditions in solution, produces the corresponding allenes with the concomitant formation of phenanthrene. These phenanthrene-based precursors offer a new and general photochemical route to allenes including, potentially, strained cyclic allenes.
Authors
- Dasan M. Thamattoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6619-4392)
- Alexander D. Roth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0738-8524)
- Zhazira Koldasbay
Institutions
- Colby College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c00781
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radical Photochemical Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- Division of Chemistry