PHOTOREDUCTION OF HYDROXO(TETRAMESITYLPORPHINATO)IRON(III) IN AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND THE CONCURRENT GENERATION OF HYDROXYL RADICAL

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1989.153

Hydroxo(tetramesitylporphinato)iron(III) in degassed benzene, toluene, and ethylbenzene is confirmed to be reduced to the four coordinate ferrous complex upon irradiation with light λ > 300 nm.Production of diphenyl and solvent dependence of photoreduction rates support the concurrent generation of hydroxyl radical along with the ferrous complex production.