title: Synthesis and photocleavage of a new dimeric bis(o-nitrobenzyl) diether tether.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Nandita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Madhavan
authors.forename: Mary S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gin