Novel photorearrangement of N-(1-Naphthoyl)-N-phenyl-O-benzoylhydroxylamine in micellar media

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)01066-6

Analysis of the effects of added benzyl alcohol and a heavy atom (Br^-) on the quantum yields for the benzophenone-sensitized reaction of the title hydroxylamine in hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride micelles revealed that the benzoyloxy-migrated products are derived from the amidyl-benzoyloxyl radical pair that is present at the I micellar surface, whereas the amidyl-phenyl radical pair that is penetrated more deeply into the micellar interior is responsible for the appearance of the phenyl-rearranged products.