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Synfacts 2011(10): 1071-1071  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1261212
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Fluorescent Triazapentalenes

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Ggoch Ddeul Han
K. Namba*, A. Osawa, S. Ishizaka, N. Kitamura, K. Tanino*
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Publication Date:
20 September 2011 (online)

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Significance

A novel single-step synthesis of various triazapentalenes without aryl-fused systems was developed. Unlike the aryl-fused counterparts, such as benzotriazapentalene, the synthesized molecules exhibit considerable fluorescence.