Photohydrogenation of Acetylenes in Water-Oil Two-Phase Systems: Application of Novel Metal Colloids and Mechanistic Aspects of the Process

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/j100297a027

Photohydrogenation of phenylacetylene and methylphenylacetylene is accomplished in water-cyclohexane system, using tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II), Ru(bpy)3(2+), as a photosenzitizer, N,N'-dialkyl-4,4'-bipyridinium (viologen), C_nV(2+), as a charg