Abstract
Photooxygenation of cyclohexane by O(2) occurs efficiently under visible-light irradiation of an O(2)-saturated acetonitrile solution containing 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium ions (Acr(+)-Mes) and HCl to yield cyclohexanone, cyclohexanol and hydrogen peroxide. The photocatalytic reaction is initiated by electron transfer from Cl(-) to the mesitylene radical cation moiety.
This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acetonitriles / chemistry
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Acridines / chemistry*
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Catalysis
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Cyclohexanes / chemistry*
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Cyclohexanols / chemistry
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Cyclohexanones / chemistry
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Electron Transport
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Hydrochloric Acid / chemistry*
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Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry
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Light*
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Oxygen / chemistry*
Substances
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9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium
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Acetonitriles
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Acridines
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Cyclohexanes
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Cyclohexanols
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Cyclohexanones
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Cyclohexane
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cyclohexanone
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Hydrogen Peroxide
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Hydrochloric Acid
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Oxygen
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acetonitrile