868156-48-3

Upstream product

• 50390-51-7 4'-methylisobutyrophenone 
• 14289-68-0 2-bromo-2-methyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-propanone 

Downstream Products

• 868156-52-9 2-methoxy-2-(4-methoxymethyl-phenyl)-3,3-dimethyl-oxirane 
• 868156-49-4 4'-hydroxymethyl-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1-propan-1-one 
• 15482-15-2 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)propan-1-one 
• 868156-56-3 1-(4-bromomethyl-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propan-1-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Reactivity of substrates with multiple competitive reactive sites toward NBS under neat reaction conditions promoted by visible light

Regioselectivity of visible-light-induced transformations of a range of (hetero)aryl alkyl-substituted ketones bearing several competitive reactive sites (α-carbonyl, benzyl and aromatic ring) with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) was studied under solvent-free reaction conditions (SFRC) and in the absence of inert-gas atmosphere, radical initiators and catalysts. An 8-W energy-saving household lamp was used for irradiation. Heterogeneous reaction conditions were dealt with throughout the study. All substrates were mono- or dibrominated at the α-carbonyl position, and additionally, some benzylic or aromatic bromination was observed in substrates with benzylic carbon atoms or electron-donating methoxy groups, respectively. Surprisingly, ipso-substitution of the acyl group with a bromine atom took place with (4-methoxynaphthyl) alkyl ketones. While the addition of the radical scavenger TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yloxy) decreased the extent of α- and ring bromination, it completely suppressed the benzylic bromination and α,α-dibromination with NBS under SFRC.

NEW PHOTOINITIATORS

The invention relates to novel photoinitators of formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V) and (VI) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently of the other C1-C8alkyl; C1-C4alkyl substituted by OH, C1-C4alkoxy, -COO(C1-C8alkyl), (C1-C4alkyl)-COO-, -CN, benzyl, phenyl or by -N(R15)(R16); C3-C6alkerlyl, benzyl, -CH2-C6H4-(C1-C4alkyl) or phenyl; or R1 and R2 together are unbrarched or branched C2-C9alkylene or C3-C6-oxa- or -aza-alkylene; R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently of the others hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl, benzyl, -CH2-C6H4-(C1-C4alkyl) or phenyl; R3 and R4 together and/or R5 and R6 together are unbranched or branched C2-C9alkylene; A is CI, Br, -O-R9, -N(R11)(R12) or -S-R18, A' is -O-, -NH- or -NR11-; A" is CI, Br, -O-R9, -N(R11)(R12) or -S-R18 or hydrogen, X is -O-R10 or -N(R13)(R14), n is an integer from 1 to 10, preferably an integer from 1 to 4, especially 1, 2 or 3; R7 is a linker; R8 is a bivalent C2-C3alkylele radical.