ISSN:
0894-3230
Keywords:
Organic Chemistry
;
Physical Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Photolysis of dichlorodiphenylmethane in glassy 2-methyltetrahydrofuran at 77 K results in the formation of diphenylcarbene and the diphenylchloromethyl radical, which were detected by their fluorescence emission and excitation spectra. The relative yields of the carbene and biradical are shown to vary dramatically as a function of photolysis time. The photolability of the diphenylchloromethyl radical is also demonstrated. These results were interpreted in terms of a two-step mechanism, in which the diphenylchloromethyl radical is an intermediate in the formation of diphenylcarbene.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/poc.610020805
