Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
29274 Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 2007 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

Fluvastatin is easily transformed in water by solar irradiation. One day-light exposure induces a complete degradation of the drug and formation of a mixture of products. Different chromatographic processes led to the isolation of dihydrobenzocarbazole, benzocarbazole, azonane-2,7-dione and spiro[4.4]azononane derivatives. Structures of photoproducts were elucidated by spectroscopic means. Photocyclization and photooxygenation are the main reactions involved in the formation of the observed products.

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