Two-photon chemistry: Facile synthesis of naphthalene- and anthracene-labelled polystyrene by photolysis of aromatic esters

Steven Holdcroft*, Ben Zhong Tang, James E. Guillet

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Abstract

Photolysis of 9-anthrylmethyl 9-anthrylacetate and 1-naphthylmethyl 1-naphthylacetate in the presence of polystyrene yields polymers which are labelled with the fluorescent groups of anthrylmethyl and naphthylmethyl, respectively; this novel technique for the fluorescent labelling of polystyrene is believed to involve two-photon excitation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)280-282
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1991
Externally publishedYes

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