o-Nitrophenylethylene Glycol: a Photosensitive Protecting Group for Aldehydes and Ketones

1 January 1974

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Vol. 52 (1) , 187-189
https://doi.org/10.1139/v74-030

Abstract

O-Nitrophenylethylene glycol (1) was synthesized and found to be useful as a photochemically labile blocking group for aldehydes and ketones. The acetals obtained are cleaved smoothly upon irradiation at 3500 Å, regenerating the parent carbonyl compound in very good yield.

Keywords

PHOTOSENSITIVE
NITROPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL
PHOTOCHEMICALLY
GOOD
REGENERATING
BLOCKING
CARBONYL
SMOOTHLY

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