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Microwave-assisted Intramolecular Dehydrogenative Diels-Alder Reactions for the Synthesis of Functionalized Naphthalenes/Solvatochromic Dyes
Published on: April 1, 2013
Microwave assisted synthesis of a small library of substituted
Giovanna Farruggia1, Stefano Iotti, Marco Lombardo
1Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Biochimica G. Moruzzi, Bologna, Italy.
Abstract:
N,N'-bis-((8-hydroxy-7-quinolinyl)methyl)-1,10-diaza-18-crown-6 ether 1a and its analogue 1c are known as fluorescent sensors of magnesium in living cells. With the aim to investigate the effects of the substitution pattern on the photophysical properties of ligands 1 and their metal complexes, we developed an efficient microwaves enhanced one-pot Mannich reaction to double-armed diaza-crown ligands 1 carrying a variety of substituents. This new protocol is characterized by shorter reaction times, enhanced yields, and improved product purities with respect to the use of conventional conductive heating.
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