Direct Photolysis of 1-Halo-1-hexynes. Lack of Ionic Behavior

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00158a029

Direct photolyses at >200 nm of 1-bromo- and 1-iodo-1-hexynes were performed in polar and nonpolar solvents.Only radical-derived products were obtained even in polar solvents, contrary to the previously reported ionic photochemical behavior of alkyl and vinyl halides.The results are discussed from an energy point of view; the ionization potential of the initially formed organic radical well accounts for the obvious difference in photobehavior between alkynyl and alkyl or vinyl halides.