| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5217263 | Tetrahedron | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Three novel dithienylethenes bearing azole derivatives were synthesized and found to undergo reversible photocyclization of the dithienylethene units upon alternate irradiation with UV and visible light. Among them, the dithienylethene-linked imidazole and N-phenylimidazole exhibited a relatively high organocatalytic activity for the acylation of 2-decanol with acetic anhydride, and the catalytic activity of the dithienylethene-linked imidazole could be switched by reversible photoinduced cyclization/cycloreversion of the dithienylethene unit.
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Authors
Hiroki Iida, Naofumi Umebayashi, Eiji Yashima,