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Ludwig Rüther1, Bastian Dauth1, Kristof J Hintzer2

  • 1Institute of Organic Chemistry, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. ruth.gschwind@chemie.uni-regensburg.de.

Dalton Transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)
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Photochemistry of pyridine-BCl3 Lewis adducts was explored, revealing unexpected photoinduced hydrolysis or ring contraction in different solvents, challenging existing literature. These findings open new avenues for understanding Lewis acid-base adduct photochemistry.

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