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Abstract
The synthesis of a “CLD‐type” nonlinear optical chromophore incorporating the isophorone unit to rigidize the polyene segment is described. The synthesis required seven steps with an overall yield of 17%.
Acknowledgment
Financial support from the Office of Naval Research is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Dr. Peter V. Bedworth, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technological Center, for valuable suggestions regarding the synthesis of this class of compounds. We thank Dr. Geoffrey A. Lindsay, NAWCWD, for advice and encouragement throughout the course of this work. And we thank Mrs. Ruth Ann E. McIntire, NAWCWD, for assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.
