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Photochromism of dihydroindolizines. Part XVIII: palladium-catalyzed
Negishi coupling for the synthesis of photochromic dihydro
5-azaindolizine-linker-conjugates with a terminal ethylene anchoring group

Research Abstract
Eight new photochromic dihydro 5-azaindolizine-linker-conjugates with a terminal ethylene anchoring group have been synthesized via palladium-catalyzed Negishi coupling. Polychromatic light irradiation of the photochromic dihydro 5-azaindolizines (DHAIs) led to ring-opened colored betaines which underwent reversible thermal 1,5-electrocyclization into their corresponding DHAIs in the second domain. The noteworthy multiaddressable photochromic properties are useful for a plethora of new applications for these materials such as anchoring the ethylene group to metal-oxide nanoparticles.
Research Authors
Saleh A. Ahmed , Khalid S. Khairou , Aboel-Magd A. Abdel-Wahab , Zeinab A. Hozien , Heinz Dürr
Research Department
Research Journal
Tetrahedron Letters
Research Pages
PP.4397–4401
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
Vol.53
Research Year
2012