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Communication
Chem. Commun., 2007, 4501 - 4503, DOI: 10.1039/b708134k
Unexpected photolytic decomposition of alkyl azides under mild conditions
Giovanni Abbenante, Giang T. Le and David P. Fairlie
Alkyl azides have been found to undergo an unexpectedly facile photodecomposition under mild conditions (laboratory light) and the reaction gives rise to small amounts of aldehydes and monoacyl aminal rearrangement products that can dramatically impact on the uses of azides in chemistry, biology and medicine.
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