Photoinduced Cleavage of the C-C Bonds of 9-Alkyl-10-methyl-9,10-dihydroacridines by Perchloric Acid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1991.1905

The C-C single bonds of 9-alkyl-10-methyl-9,10-dihydroacridines are readily cleaved by perchloric acid in acetonitrile under irradiation of the absorption band of AcrHR to yield the corresponding alkane (RH) and 10-methylacridinium ion (AcrH⁺).