Photochemical ring contraction of luminol, 5-amino-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione

Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date: DOI: 10.1039/C29700000914

Abstract

The irradiation of luminol (1) in dimethylformamide affords 3-aminophthalimide (4), the 2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione ring being contracted.

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