Royal Society of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 10(5), p. 1679-1683
DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00183a
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We discovered a reaction between 1,8-pyrenedione and N,N′-dialkylethylenediamine to form highly fluorescent products, via aza-Michael addition followed by double C–H activation facilitated by visible light.