New push–pull polyene chromophores containing a Michler's base donor and a tricyanofuran acceptor: multicomponent condensation, allopolar isomerism and large optical nonlinearity
2017 ◽
Vol 5
(9)
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pp. 2230-2234
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Keyword(s):
One Pot
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The high chemo-selectivity of bis-aldehydes for condensation with both basic and acidic active methylene compounds facilitates a one-pot, three-component reaction to produce dipolar polyenes as major products for electro-optics.