Photodimerization of chromone.
Irradiation of the simple chromone (benzo-gamma-pyrone) resulted in the formation of two types of dimers, anti-HT (head-to-tail) and trans-fused HT isomers, whose structures were established by X-ray structural analysis.
Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan. sakamotom@faculty.chiba-u.jp
Masami
M
Sakamoto
Masayuki
M
Kanehiro
Takashi
T
Mino
Tsutomu
T
Fujita
D002867:Chromones / Q000737:chemistry*; D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry; D019281:Dimerization; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D055668:Photochemical Processes
D002867:Chromones; D003374:Coumarins; C030123:coumarin