Photochemical electron transfer across a liquid/liquid interface: Methylene Blue-sensitized decarboxylation of substituted carboxylic acids

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(94)02471-M

Methylene Blue photocatalyzed electron transfer reactions of some substituted carboxylic acids across the water/benzene interface lead to efficient decarboxylation of these acids and the utility of this procedure has been demonstrated by the synthesis of some dihydrobenzopyran and dihydrobenzofuran derivatives.