Abstract
The photosensitivity of 1-benzyl-4-carbomethoxypyridinyi radicals has been found also in the pyridinyl diradicals, 1,8- biphenylenediyl bismethyl and o-xylenyl, and their magnesium complexes. In neither series is the quantum yield of decomposition especially high. Irradiation in the visible absorption band does not cause photodecomposition, but does apparently favor the formation of the most highly absorbing magnesium complexes. Irradiation in the first strong absorption band of the radical (near 400 nm) is more effective than irradiation in the short wavelength absorption band (260 nm) for causing photodecomposition. A specific synthesis for 1,8-dimethylbiphenylene has been developed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1182-1185 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1978 |