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Photolysis of 1,1,1-Triarylalkane. A New Photochemical Carbene Generation Process
Shi, Min,Okamoto, Yoshiki,Takamuku, Setsuo
, p. 3821 - 3824 (2007/10/02)
Upon UV irradiation in methanol some 1,1,1-triarylalkanes underwent an α,α-elimination of two aryl groups to give biaryls and the corresponding carbene intermediates, which inserted into the OH bond of the methanol to afford methyl ethers and/or underwent a 1,2-H shift to afford olefins.Furthermore, the efficieny of this elimination was highly dependent upon the bulkiness of the alkyl groups.
