Photochlorination of n-Alkanes Adsorbed on Pentasil Zeolites

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00251a012

The photochlorination of n-alkanes adsorbed on pentasil zeolites proceeds with up to a 20-fold greater selectivity for the monochlorination of terminal methyl groups compared to the selectivity observed when the reaction is carried out in a homogeneous solution.This enhanced selectivity, which provides a novel means of synthesizing terminally functionalized linear alkanes, was found to be a function of the percent loading of the alkane on the zeolite, the zeolite's silicon to aluminum ratio, the percent conversion of the starting material, and the water content of the zeolite.