PHOTOSUBSTITUTION OF DICYANOBENZENES BY GROUP 14 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS VIA PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRON-TRANSFER. ADDITIVE AND MEDIUM EFFECTS ON PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTION

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1988.1833

The phenanthrene-sensitized photoreaction of 1,2- and 1,4-dicyanobenzenes with group 14 organometallic compounds containing allylic and benzylic groups in CH3CN afforded the corresponding 1- and 4-allylated benzonitriles in high yields.These photoreactions were accelerated by the addition of Mg(ClO4)2 and benzene derivatives.