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Synthesis and Electrochemical Analysis of Photocyclized Pyridinium Salts
Lucas Cooper
| Pyridinium salts have many uses, including playing a key role in reaching drug targets, food preservatives, and electrolytes for energy storage. Photocyclized pyridinium salts haven’t been explored as thoroughly but may keep their electrochemical properties while also having other useful qualities. Analyzing a cyclized pyridinium with an amino group may show polymerization at high voltages and catalytic properties previously unseen in pyridiniums. The compounds were synthesized from a pyrylium intermediate, followed by a condensation, and exposure to oxygen and ultraviolet light. The compounds were examined using mass spectrometry, and cyclic voltammetry. |
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