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Three electrocyclised structures (C-DPh, TTC-DPh and CTC-DPh), produced after UV irradiation of a spiro-oxazine linked by a (Z)-ethenic bridge to a 2-methoxy-naphthalene nucleus, have been identified by NMR spectroscopy.
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Berthet, J., Delbaere, S., Lokshin, V. et al. NMR characterisation of photo-electrocyclised structures of a spirooxazine derivative. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2, 978–980 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1039/b306047k
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