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J Lokaj1, V Kettmann, V Milata
1Faculty of Chemical Technology, Slovak Technical University, Radlinskeho 9, Bratislava 81237, Slovak Republic.
Abstract:
The title compound, C(15)H(17)NO(8), is a pyrrole-ethene derivative with potential biological activity. Although a large part of the molecule is planar, there is no structural evidence for any conjugation push-pull effect across the ethylenic bond, which is usually observed for substituted ethylenes; pi-electron delocalization appears to be restricted to the 2-(methoxycarbonyl)pyrrole moiety.
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