Fluoride-induced chemiluminescent decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes bearing a phenyl moiety substituted with a methyl having an electron-withdrawing groupElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental section. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b210857g/
Fluoride-induced chemiluminescent decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes bearing a phenyl moiety substituted with a methyl having an electron-withdrawing groupElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental section. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b210857g/
Dioxetanes (1) bearing a phenyl moiety substituted with a methylene or methine having an electron-withdrawing group(s) (-CH2-Ew or -CH(X)-Ew) and dioxetane (2) bearing a 3-(1-cyanoethenyl)phenyl group were synthesized. Treatment of dioxetanes (1) with tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) caused their decomposition with accompanying emission of light with maximum wavelength at 530-758 nm. The Michael addition of a bis(methoxycarbonyl)methanide anion to dioxetane (2) produced initially ail unstable dioxetane bearing a phenylmethanide anion, decomposition of which gave light with maximum wavelength at 710-740 nm. Intramolecular cyclopropanation without decomposition of the dioxetane ring took place concurrently for the Michael reaction-induced decomposition of 2 with the bis(methoxycarbonyl)chloromethanide anion. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.