- Hydrous pyrolysis of methylphenanthrenes - Degradation and isomerization
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A simulation of the chemical transformations of methylphenanthrenes in sediment was performed using hydrous pyrolysis technique. The results indicate that isomerization is not the primary cause of the change in the MPI1 index. Rather, the degradation reaction of methylphenanthrenes to phenanthrene is one of the most likely causes reversing the trend of the MPI1 index with increasing the heating temperature. An unusual isomerization between 2-methylphenanthrene and 9-methylphenanthrene was also observed during the course of heating experiments. A plausible mechanism involving [1,5]-methyl shift was proposed for this isomerization reaction.
- Wu, Suh-Huey,Wang, Yane-Shih,Fan, Lian-Xin,Robert, T. D. Chang,Huang, Ded-Shih
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- A new parameter for maturity determination of organic matter in sediments based on the clay-catalyzed thermal isomerization of monomethylphenanthrenes
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Monomethylphenanthrenes (MPs) were isomerized by heating in the presence of Na-montmorillonite at 250 - 400 °C. Isomerization between 1- and 2-MP was found to proceed faster than those between the other sets of MPs. On the basis of this facile interconversion, the molar ratio of 1- to 2-MP was suggested to be a useful new parameter for the maturity assessment of sedimentary organic matter. This parameter was tested in a geochemical study on Miocene to Pliocene sediments in the Shinjo basin of Yamagata Prefecture. We determined the molar ratio in 12 depth-differing sediments, and found an almost linearly decreasing trend in the ratio with increasing depth, showing a good correlation of this parameter to the maturity of the sedimentary organic matter.
- Nomoto, Shinya,Hagiwara, Masayosi,Nakano, Yoshinobu,Shimoyama, Akira
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- A New Parameter for Maturity Assessment of Organic Materials in Sediments Based on Thermal Isomerization of Monomethylphenanthrenes
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Monomethylphenanthrenes(MPs) were isomerized by heating in the presence of Na-montmorillonite to give a mixture of four isomers (1-, 2-, 3-, and 9-MP).The ratio of 1- and 2-MP produced from each isomer reached a constant value after appropriate time of heating.The ratio provides a new parameter for maturity assessment of sedimentary organic materials.
- Shimoyama, Akira,Nakano, Yoshinobu,Nomoto, Shinya
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- Alumina-Mediated π-Activation of Alkynes
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The ability to induce powerful atom-economic transformation of alkynes is the key feature of carbophilic π-Lewis acids such as gold- and platinum-based catalysts. The unique catalytic activity of these compounds in electrophilic activations of alkynes is explained through relativistic effects, enabling efficient orbital overlapping with π-systems. For this reason, it is believed that noble metals are indispensable components in the catalysis of such reactions. In this study, we report that thermally activated γ-Al2O3activates enynes, diynes, and arene-ynes in a manner enabling reactions that were typically assigned to the softest π-Lewis acids, while some were known to be triggered exclusively by gold catalysts. We demonstrate the scope of these transformations and suggest a qualitative explanation of this phenomenon based on the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model confirmed by density functional theory calculations.
- Akhmetov, Vladimir,Amsharov, Konstantin,Feofanov, Mikhail,Sharapa, Dmitry I.
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- Au-Cavitands: Size governed arene-alkyne cycloisomerization
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With an inwardly directed reactive center and a well-defined binding pocket, Au(I) functionalized resorcin[4]arene cavitands have been shown to catalyze molecular transformations. The reactivity profiles that emerge differ from other Au(I) catalysts. The added constraint of a binding pocket gives rise to the possibility that the substrates might have to fit into the resorcinarene pocket; our hypothesis is that substrates that match the available space have different reaction outcomes than those that do not. Herein we report on the intramolecular cyclization of alkyne-aromatic substrates with variable alkynes and aromatic composition. We see that scaffold size most drastically dictates reactivity, especially when the substrate's features are particularly designed. The results of these experiments add to the veritable goldmine of information about the selectivity in catalysis that cavitands offer.
- Rusali, Lisa E.,Schramm, Michael P.
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- Construction of Phenanthrenes and Chrysenes from β-Bromovinylarenes via Aryne Diels-Alder Reaction/Aromatization
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A highly efficient transition-metal-free general method for the synthesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons like phenanthrenes and chrysenes (and tetraphene) from β-bromovinylarenes and arynes has been developed. The reactions proceed via an aryne Diels-Alder (ADA) reaction, followed by a facile aromatization. This is the first report on direct construction of chrysenes (and tetraphene) using the ADA approach. Unlike the literature method which is limited to only 9/10-substituted derivatives, this method gives access to a wide variety of functionalized phenanthrenes.
- Singh, Vikram,Verma, Ram Subhawan,Khatana, Anil K.,Tiwari, Bhoopendra
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p. 14161 - 14167
(2019/10/28)
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- Oxidative, Iodoarene-Catalyzed Intramolecular Alkene Arylation for the Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
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A catalytic, metal-free and chemoselective oxidative intramolecular coupling of arene and alkene C?H bonds is reported. The active hypervalent iodine (HVI) reagent, generated catalytically in situ from iodotoluene and meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA), reacts with o-vinylbiphenyls to generate polyaromatic hydrocarbons in up to 95 % yield. Experimental evidence suggests the reactions proceed though vinyliodonium and, possibly, vinylenephenonium intermediates.
- Zhao, Zhensheng,Britt, Liam H.,Murphy, Graham K.
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p. 17002 - 17005
(2018/11/01)
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- Further insight into the photochemical behavior of 3-aryl-N-(arylsulfonyl)propiolamides: tunable synthetic route to phenanthrenes
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Reported herein is further insight into the photochemical behaviour of 3-aryl-N-(arylsulfonyl)-propiolamides, which provides a straightforward way to access meaningful phenanthrenes. Mechanistic investigation indicated that aryl migration, C-C coupling, 1,3-hydrogen shift, desulfonylation and elimination were involved in the process. Moreover, this protocol allowed for scale-up using a flow reactor.
- Chen, Ming,Zhao, Xinxin,Yang, Chao,Wang, Yanpei,Xia, Wujiong
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p. 12022 - 12026
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- Facile Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Br?nsted Acid Catalyzed Dehydrative Cycloaromatization of Carbonyl Compounds in 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropan-2-ol
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The cycloaromatization of aromatic aldehydes and ketones was readily achieved by using a Br?nsted acid catalyst in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropan-2-ol (HFIP). In the presence of a catalytic amount of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, biaryl-2-ylacetaldehydes and 2-benzylbenzaldehydes underwent sequential intramolecular cationic cyclization and dehydration to afford phenacenes and acenes, respectively. Furthermore, biaryl-2-ylacetaldehydes bearing a cyclopentene moiety at the α-position underwent unprecedented cycloaromatization including ring expansion to afford triphenylenes. HFIP effectively promoted the cyclizations by suppressing side reactions presumably as a result of stabilization of the cationic intermediates.
- Fujita, Takeshi,Takahashi, Ikko,Hayashi, Masaki,Wang, Jingchen,Fuchibe, Kohei,Ichikawa, Junji
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p. 262 - 265
(2017/01/24)
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- Intramolecular carbonyl-ene reactions in the synthesis of peri-oxygenated hydroaromatics
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2-Methallyl aromatic aldehydes, synthesized by Suzuki coupling of 2-formylphenylboronic acids, are shown to provide cycloalkylidene ene products under acidic conditions. Susceptibility of the products to aromatization is manoeuvred by varying the reaction conditions and catalysts including binol-derived Br?nsted acid catalysts. A peri-effect is identified as a controlling factor for the aromatizations. Several oxidative transformations of an ene product are carried out as model studies of hydroaromatic polyketide natural products.
- Basak, Shyam,Mal, Dipakranjan
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p. 1758 - 1772
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- Bismuth-catalyzed synthesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with a phenanthrene backbone via cyclization and aromatization of 2-(2-arylphenyl)vinyl ethers
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The reaction of 2-(2-arylphenyl)vinyl ethers in the presence of a catalytic amount of bismuth(III) triflate gave substituted phenanthrenes in excellent yields under mild reaction conditions. The reaction was also applied to the construction of other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), such as chrysene, helicene, and pyrene having a phenanthrene backbone, via regioselective cyclization. This method has the advantages of easy availability of the cyclization precursors, operational simplicity, and high reaction efficiency.
- Murai, Masahito,Hosokawa, Naoki,Roy, David,Takai, Kazuhiko
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- Construction of polyaromatics via photocyclization of 2-(fur-3-yl) ethenylarenes, using a 3-furyl group as an isopropenyl equivalent synthon
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The construction of different types of substituted arenes was demonstrated through the photocyclization of 2-(fur-3-yl)ethenylarenes using a 3-furyl group as an isopropenyl equivalent synthon in the photocyclization reaction. The furan portion of the photocyclization intermediate could be fragmented via a base-induced elimination reaction to yield a series of substituted polyaromatics, including naphthalene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, phenanthrene, phenalene, acenaphthene, and triphenylene. Using different reagents, this method made it possible to introduce methyl or 2-hydroxyethyl groups as substituents at specific positions in these arenes.
- Chen, Ying-Zhe,Ni, Ching-Wen,Teng, Fu-Lin,Ding, Yi-Shun,Lee, Tunng-Hsien,Ho, Jinn-Hsuan
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p. 1748 - 1762
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- Synthesis of phenanthrenes by cationic chromium(III) porphyrin-catalyzed dehydration cycloaromatization
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Readily available biphenyl derivatives with ortho oxirane moiety react in the presence of cationic chromiun(III) porphyrin catalyst to afford phenanthrenes. The reaction is considered to be triggered by activation of the oxirane moiety through coordination to the Lewis acidic cationic chromium to give aldehyde via 1,2-hydride shift, which reacts with arene through intramolecular electrophilic aromatic substitution and subsequent dehydration. The reaction allows constructing a variety of polycyclic aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds.
- Wakabayashi, Ryota,Kurahashi, Takuya,Matsubara, Seijiro
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- Straightforward synthesis of phenanthrenes from styrenes and arenes
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Semi-one-pot synthesis of phenanthrenes from styrenes and arenes was developed through cross-dehydrogenative coupling. A sequence of Heck-type coupling and photo-cyclization were involved and a variety of functionalities were tolerated. This method provides an effective and practical protocol towards the synthesis of substituted phenanthrenes. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012.
- Li, Hu,He, Ke-Han,Liu, Jia,Wang, Bi-Qin,Zhao, Ke-Qing,Hu, Ping,Shi, Zhang-Jie
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- Synthesis of phenanthrene and alkyl phenanthrenes by palladium(0)-catalyzed pericyclic reactions
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Palladium-catalyzed pericyclic reactions have been developed for the synthesis of phenanthrenes. This method is also useful for the synthesis of monoalkyl and dialkyl phenanthrene derivatives. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
- Jana, Rathin,Biswas, Anup,Samanta, Shubhankar,Ray, Jayanta K.
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- Reaction of benzyne with styrene oxide: Insertion of arynes into a C-O bond of epoxides
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Benzyne inserts into one of the C-O bonds of styrene oxide to form a dihydrobenzofuran as the major product together with five other reaction products. A detailed study of the reaction mixture clarified an intriguing forty-year-old personal communication from Stiles and Haag. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
- Beltrán-Rodil, Sandra,Pe?a, Diego,Guitián, Enrique
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- Emission factors and importance of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PCNs, PAHs and PM 10 from the domestic burning of coal and wood in the U.K.
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This paper presents emission factors (EFs) derived for a range of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) when coal and wood were subject to controlled burning experiments, designed to simulate domestic burning for space heating. A wide range of POPs were emitted, with emissions from coal being higher than those from wood. Highest EFs were obtained for particulate matter, PM10, (～ 10 g/kg fuel) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (～ 100 mg/ kg fuel for ΣPAHs). For chlorinated compounds, EFs were highest for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), with polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) being less abundant. EFs were on the order of 1000 ng/kg fuel for ΣPCBs, 100s ng/ kg fuel for ΣPCNs and 100 ng/kg fuel for ΣPCDD/Fs. The study confirmed that mono- to trichlorinated dibenzofurans, Cl1,2,3DFs, were strong indicators of low temperature combustion processes, such as the domestic burning of coal and wood. It is concluded that numerous PCB and PCN congeners are routinely formed during the combustion of solid fuels. However, their combined emissions from the domestic burning of coal and wood would contribute only a few percent to annual U.K. emission estimates. Emissions of PAHs and PM 10 were major contributors to U.K. national emission inventories. Major emissions were found from the domestic burning for Cl1,2,3DFs, while the contribution of PCDD/F-ΣTEQ to total U.K. emissions was minor.
- Lee, Robert G. M.,Coleman, Peter,Jones, Joanne L.,Jones, Kevin C.,Lohmann, Rainer
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- Synthesis of alkylphenanthrenes from naphthylalkylidenemalonodinitriles. A route to 1-methyl-, 2-methyl-, and 1,2-dimethylphenanthrene
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The study has been carried out to evaluate the feasibility of synthesis of 1-methyl-, 2-methyl-, 1,2-dimethyl-, and 1-ethyl-2-methylphenanthrene through the annulation of the naphthalene system with the exploitation of the dicyanovinyl moiety of 2-naphthylalkylidenemalonodinitriles as an active electrophile in cold solutions of concentrated sulfuric acid. 2-(2-Naphthyl)propanal (3), 1-(2-naphthyl)propan-2-one (9), 3-(2-naphthyl)butan-2-one (14), and 3-(2-naphthyl)pentan-2-one (19) had been condensed with malonodinitrile to afford 2-naphthylalkylidenemalonodinitriles which were then cyclised to give 4-amino-1-methylphenanthrene-3-carbonitrile (5), 4-amino-2-methylphenanthrene-3-carbonitrile (11), 4-amino-1,2-dimethylphenanthrene-3-carbonitrile (16), and 4-amino-1-ethyl-2-metylphenanthrene-3-carbonitrile (21). The nitrile function has been removed from the aminonitriles, with the exception of 21, through hydrolysis and decarboxylation in alkaline ethanolic solutions under elevated pressure (～3 MPa) and temperature 220-230°C to give the respective 4-amino-methylphenanthrenes. Diazotisation of the phenanthreneamines and the reaction with hypophosphorus acid has lead to the methylphenanthrenes in moderate yields (50-52%).
- Krasodomski, Wojciech,?uczyński, Micha? K.,Wilamowski, Jaros?aw,Sepio?, Janusz J.
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- Evaluation of acute toxicity and genotoxicity of liquid products from pyrolysis of Eucalyptus grandis wood
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Slow pyrolysis of Eucalyptus grandis wood was performed in an oven laboratory, and smoke was trapped and condensed to yield liquid products. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phenolic fractions were isolated from the former liquid products using adsorption column chromatography (ACC) and identified by GC/MS. Concentrations of PAH and phenolic fractions in total pyrolysis liquids were respectively 48.9 μg/g and 8.59% (w/w). Acute toxicity of total samples of pyrolysis liquids and the phenolic fraction was evaluated by means of two bioassays, namely, 24-h immobilization bioassay with Daphnia magna and Microtox(TM) bioassays, the latter employing the luminescent bacteria Photobacterium phosphoreum. Total pyrolysis liquids and the PAH fraction were evaluated for genotoxicity by the Microtox(TM) bioassay conducted using rehydrated freeze-dried dark mutant of the luminescent bacteria Vibrio fisheri strain M169. Total pyrolysis liquids and the phenolic fraction, respectively, in concentrations of 170 and 68 mg/L were able to immobilize 50% (EC50) of the D. magna population following 24-h exposure. Concentrations of 19 and 6 mg/L, respectively, for total pyrolysis liquids and phenolic fraction were the effective concentrations that resulted in a 50% (EC50) reduction in light produced by bacteria in the Microtox(TM) bioassay. Accordingly, the Microtox(TM) bioassay was more sensitive to toxic effects of both kind of samples than the D. magna bioassay, particularly for the phenolic fraction. Regarding to the genotoxicity evaluation, the results achieved by Microtox(TM) bioassay showed that total pyrolysis liquids had no genotoxic effects with and without exogenous metabolic activation using rat liver homogenate (S9). However, the PAH fraction showed toxic effects with rat liver activation and had a dose-response number (DRN) equal to 1.6, being in this way suspected genotoxic. The lowest detected concentration (LDC) of the PAH fraction able to cause genotoxic effects was 375 μg/L.
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- Characterization of the combustion products of polyethylene
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Polyethylene (PE) was burned in a tube-type furnace with an air flow at a temperature of 600~900°C. Combustion products were collected with glass wool, glass fiber filter, and XAD-2 adsorbent. The analysis of the products was performed with GC-FID and GC-MSD. At low temperature, hydrocarbons were the major components, while at higher temperature the products were composed of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. With the high performance of the Hewlett-Packard 6890GC-5973MSD, more compounds were identified in comparison with previous studies.
- Piao, Mingjun,Chu, Shaogang,Zheng, Minghui,Xu, Xiaobai
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- A New and Simple Synthesis of Phenanthrenes
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Cyclohexene-1-acetic acid (1) undergoes reaction with various aromatic substrates (2a-k) in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid to give 1,2,3,4,4a,10a-hexahydro-9-(10H)-phenanthrenones (3a-k) which on dehydrogenation with Pd-C afford the corresponding phenanthrenes (4a-k) in high yields.
- Ramana, M. M. V.,Potnis, Prashant V.
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- Cycloaromatization of α-oxoketene dithioacetals and β-oxodithioacetals with benzyl-,1-(naphthylmethyl) and 2-(naphthylmethyl)magnesium halides: Synthesis of condensed polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
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An efficient route for the synthesis of substituted naphthalenes, phenanthrenes and other polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons has been developed. The methodology involves 1,2- (or sequential 1,4- and 1,2-) addition of either benzyl, 1-(naphthylmethyl) or 2-(naphthylmethyl) magnesium halides to α-oxoketene dithioacetals or β-oxodithioacetals followed by borontrifluoride etherate catalyzed cycloaromatization of the resulting carbinols.
- Srinivasa Rao,Balu, Maliakel P.,Ila, Hiriyakkanavar,Junjappa, Hiriyakkanavar
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- Efficiencies of photoinduced electron-transfer reactions: Role of the Marcus inverted region in return electron transfer within geminate radical-ion pairs
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In photoinduced electron-transfer processes the primary step is conversion of the electronic energy of an excited state into chemical energy retained in the form of a redox (geminate radical-ion) pair (A + D →hν A?-/D?+). In polar solvents, separation of the geminate pair occurs with formation of free radical ions in solution. The quantum yields of product formation, from reactions of either the free ions, or of the geminate pair, are often low, however, due to the return electron transfer reaction (A?-/D?+ → A + D), an energy-wasting step that competes with the useful reactions of the ion pair. The present study was undertaken to investigate the parameters controlling the rates of these return electron transfer reactions. Quantum yields of free radical ion formation were measured for ion pairs formed upon electron-transfer quenching of the first excited singlet states of cyanoanthracenes by simple aromatic hydrocarbon donors in aceonitrile at room temperature. The free-ion yields are determined by the competition between the rates of separation and return electron transfer. By assuming a constant rate of separation, the rates of the return electron transfer process are obtained. These highly exothermic return electron transfer reactions (-ΔG-et = 2-3 eV) were found to be strongly dependent on the reaction exothermicity. The electron-transfer rates showed a marked decrease (ca. 2 orders of magnitude in this ΔG-et range) with increasing exothermicity. This effect represents a clear example of the Marcus "inverted region". Semiquantum mechanical electron-transfer theories were used to analyze the data quantitatively. The electron-transfer rates were found also to depend upon the degree of charge delocalization within the ions of the pair, which is attributed to variations in the solvent reorganization energy and electronic coupling matrix element. Accordingly, mostly on the basis of redox potentials, one can vary the quantum yield of free-ion formation from a few percent to values approaching unity. Use of a strong donor with a strong acceptor to induce reactions based on electron transfer is likely to be inefficient because of the fast return electron transfer in the resulting low-energy ion pair. A system with the smallest possible driving force for the initial charge-separation reaction results in a high-energy, and therefore long-lived ion pair, which allows the desired processes to occur more efficiently. The use of an indirect path based on secondary electron transfer, a concept called "cosensitization", results in efficient radical-ion formation even when the direct path results in a very low quantum yield.
- Gould, Ian R.,Ege, Deniz,Moser, Jacques E.,Farid, Samir
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- Photochemistry of Stilbenes. 8. Eliminative Photocyclization of o-Methoxystilbenes
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The synthetic value of the eliminative photocyclization of o-methoxystilbenes to give phenanthrenes with loss of the element of methanol has been enhanced by the use of tert-butyl alcohol as the solvent and sulfuric acid as a catalyst. 2-Methoxy-5-X-stilbenes and 2-methoxy-3-X-stilbenes undergo this photoreaction to produce the corresponding 2-X-phenanthrenes and 4-X-phenanthrenes, respectively.This regioselective photochemical route to these particular types of substituted phenanthrenes represents an improvement synthetically over the well-known oxidative photocyclization method with meta-substituted stilbenes, from which approximately 1:1 mixtures of 2-substituted and 4-substituted phenanthrenes usually are obtained.An attempt to extend the scope of this eliminative photocyclization method to the synthesis of benzanthracene by the ultraviolet irradiation of 3-methoxy-2-styrylnaphthalene was not successful, but this synthetic objective was achieved in an alternative way by the eliminative photocyclization of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3-methoxy-2-styrylnaphthalene followed by oxidation of the resulting 8,9,10,11-tetrahydrobenzanthracene with DDQ.
- Mallory, Frank B.,Rudolph, M. Jonathan,Oh, Soon M.
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- Photocyclization of o-Halostilbenes
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The photocyclization reactions of several ortho-halogenated stilbene derivatives were examined under both oxidative conditions (iodine/cyclohexane) and basic conditions (sodium methoxide/methanol).The major products were those anticipated from photodehydrogenation and photodehydrohalogenation, respectively.In some cases photodebromination of the product occurred.Some regiochemical control in phenanthrene synthesis can be achieved as is illustrated by a synthesis of dehydroorchinol acetate.
- Olsen, Robert J.,Pruett, Stephen R.
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