Photoelectron transfer-initiated compounds

The photoinduced electron transfer (PET) reactivity of phthalimidoacetic acid and the corresponding acetates has been studied in their photodecarboxylation reactions. " A variety of medium- and large-ring compounds are synthesised from co-phthalimidoalkanoates using a triplet sensitized photodecarboxylation reaction initiated by intramolecular photoelectron transfer. " Photodecarboxylation of N-phthaloyP " and N-benzoyl esters of a-amino adds " has also been reported. 

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