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Madyan A Yaseen1,2, Zhifang Guo1, Peter C Junk1
1College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
Abstract:
A series of [2+2]-photocycloadditions of 1,4-naphthoquinone with various alkenes and diphenylacetylene were investigated under batch and continuous-flow conditions. Acetone-sensitization furnished the corresponding photoadducts in good to excellent yields and purities. Compared to batch operations that demanded exhaustive irradiation times of 10-13 h, the flow process generally gave superior conversions and subsequently yields with a residence time of just 60 min. The structures of several photoaddition products were further determined by crystal structure analysis.
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