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Photoinduced Bergman cycloaromatization of imidazole-fused enediynes

  • Zhengrong Zhao
  • , Justin G. Peacock
  • , Daniel A. Gubler
  • , Matt A. Peterson*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A series of 4,5-bis-(alkyn-1-yl)imidazoles-'imidazole-fused' enediynes-were synthesized and their reactivities in photoinduced Bergman cycloaromatization reactions were determined. The more conformationally rigid analogues gave cycloaromatized products in good yields upon irradiation (450 W low-pressure mercury lamp, ambient temperature). A bicyclic analogue (3) was shown to cleave supercoiled plasmid DNA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1373-1375
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume46
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Feb 2005
Externally publishedYes

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