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O-Nitroaryldioxolanes for Protection of Pheromones. Study of the Photodelivery of Carbonyl Compounds

Ramon MestresA. TortajadaA. K. MaitiLuisa Ceita

subject

Steric effectsReaction rateChemistrySex pheromoneMoleculeGeneral ChemistryMedicinal chemistry

description

o-Nitrophenyldioxolanes 1 to 12 have been prepared and the rate of their photocleavage determined. Steric congestion in the molecule causes a decrease of the reaction rate. The decrease in the rate is especially important in the presence of a nitro group in a second phenyl ring.

https://doi.org/10.3184/030823401103168433