Photoinduced Transformation of α,β-Epoxyketones to β-Hydroxyketones by Hantzsch 1,4-Dihydropyridine

Authors :: Li Yang
Meizhong Jin
Zhong-Li Liu
Jun Zhang
Wei Zhang
Source :: ChemInform. 34
Publication Year :: 2003
Publisher :: Wiley, 2003.
Abstract: Irradiation (lambda >300 nm) of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine with aromatic alpha,beta-epoxyketones in acetonitrile selectively breaks the Calpha-O bond of the epoxides giving the corresponding beta-hydroxyketones in excellent yields. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Subjects :: Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Dihydropyridine
Alpha (ethology)
General Medicine
Photochemistry
Biochemistry
Medicinal chemistry
Photoinduced electron transfer
Transformation (genetics)
chemistry.chemical_compound
Drug Discovery
medicine
Irradiation
Acetonitrile
medicine.drug

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