Synthesis and photocleavage of a new dimeric bis(o-nitrobenzyl) diether tether.
A new photocleavable linker, 4,4'-bis(alkoxymethyl-3,3'-dinitro)biphenyl, is reported that undergoes photolysis at two positions to release two equivalents of primary, secondary, or benzylic alcohol in yields that are higher than those obtained from the analogous monomeric o-nitrobenzyl ethers.
Madhavan
Nandita
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Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Gin
Mary S
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