• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.302-307
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• 2009

Investigation was conducted to examine whether photochemical reaction of N-(tributylstannyl)- methylphthalimide generates an azomethine ylide intermediate in its excited state as its silyl derivative N-(trimethylsilyl)methylphthalimide which has been observed to form an azomethine ylide. The irradiation of N-(tributylstannyl)methylphthalimide in $D_2O-CH_3$CN generates mono-deuterated N-methylphthalimide as an exclusive product which supports the efficient generation of azomethine ylide intermediate and its trapping by water molecule through a proto-destannylation pathway. However the generated tributylstannyl subsitiuted ylide was not observed to be trapped with a dipolarophile such as methyl acrylate and acrylonitrile present in the reactions which is in contrast with the ylide from N-(trimethylsilyl)methylphthalimide.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.629-634
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• 2007

Photochemical reactions of N-methylphthalimide with silyl enol ethers have been explored. Irradiations of phthalimide (1) and cyclic silyl enol ethers (5a-b) are observed to promote formation of photoreduced phthalimides and photoaddition products by sequential SET-desilylation pathways. The photoreaction of phthalimide (1) and acyclic silyl enol ethers (5c-d) leads to produce oxetanes which arise by competitive single electron transfer (SET) and classical 2+2 photocycloaddition (Parteno-Buchi reaction) pathways.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.26 no.7
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• pp.1037-1043
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• 2005

Kinetic study on the cleavage of N-methylphthalamic acid (NMPA) in mixed acidic aqueous-acetonitrile solvent reveals the formation of both phthalic anhydride (PAn) (through O-cyclization) and N-methylphthalimide (NMPT) (through N-cyclization). The formation of NMPT varies from $\sim$20% to $\sim$3% with the increase in the content of acetonitrile from 2 to 70% v/v. Pseudo first-order rate constants for the formation of PAn are more than 4-fold larger than those for the formation of NMPT at 2% v/v $CH_3CN$ in mixed aqueous solvents. Pseudo first-order rate constants for alkaline hydrolysis of NMPT reveal a nonlinear decrease with increase in the content of $CH_3CN$ in mixed aqueous solvents.