Structures of the products A and B in the following photo-deprotection reactions are:
(a)A=B =
(b)A=B =
(c)A=B =
(d)A=B =
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence low
Explanation
The o-nitrobenzyl group comes off by photo-redox and leaves o-nitrosobenzaldehyde. The structures drawn in the options for this question are partly garbled; the printed key gives (a).