Reversible 1,4-cycloaddition of singlet oxygen to N-substituted 2-pyridones: 1,4-endoperoxide as a versatile chemical source of singlet oxygen†
Abstract
N-substituted pyridones (1) easily undergo singlet oxygenation to give exclusively the corresponding endoperoxides (2), which decompose to give pyridones again while liberating 1O2 in high yield.
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