Fig. 6
From: Solar energy storage at an atomically defined organic-oxide hybrid interface

Synthetic sequence for CNBD-CQC photoswitch couple. Conditions: (a) POCl3, DMF, 3 h; (b) I2, NH3(aq), CHCl3, 3 h; (c) NaOH(aq), THF, 4 h; (d) chlorobenzene, BHT, 120 °C, 20 h; (e) iPrMgCl.LiCl, THF, −41 °C, 1 h; CO2(g), −41 °C – RT, 16 h, followed by HCl(aq)