Netto-Ferreira, J. C.; Wintgens, V.; Scaiano, J. C. published the artcile< Lifetimes of biradicals produced in the Norrish Type I reaction of methyl-substituted 2-tetralones>, Synthetic Route of 5455-94-7, the main research area is Norrish photolysis biradical lifetime tetralone.
The Norrish Type I biradicals derived from 2-tetralones decay by a competition of recyclization to the starting material, intramol. disproportionation to yield aldehydes and decarbonylation. The last path is only favored in the case of 3,3-dimethylated derivatives while, in the other extreme, the parent 2-tetralone is essentially photostable. The biradical lifetimes are around 140 ns in benzene and 40 ns or less in nonaromatic solvents; they show little sensitivity to the solvent polarity and hydrogen bonding ability. The remarkable stabilization of the biradical in benzene is probably due to specific interactions between the acyl center in the biradical and benzene, since similar effects have not been observed in other biradicals.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry published new progress about Biradicals Role: RCT (Reactant), RACT (Reactant or Reagent). 5455-94-7 belongs to class tetrahydrofurans, and the molecular formula is C8H14O2, Synthetic Route of 5455-94-7.
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