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Bis-thymine derivatives were synthesized and their photochemical reactions in solution and in the film state upon irradiation of UV light above 270 nm were studied. The irradiation of these compounds caused the intramolecular and/or intermolecular photodimerization of thymine bases, leading to the photocyclization or photopolymerization of them. The probability of these reactions depended on the conformation of the thymine bases in the ground state, length and rigidity of the linking compound, and the reaction conditions in solution or in the film state.
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Moghaddam, M., Kanbara, K., Hozumi, S. et al. Syntheses and Photochemical Reactions of Bis-Thymine Derivatives. Polym J 22, 369–380 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.22.369
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