Photooxygenation of nitrobenzyl derivatives. Mechanisms of photogeneration and hydrolysis of α-hydroperoxy nitrobenzyl ethers

P Wan, S Muralidharan, I McAuley…

Index: Wan, Peter; Muralidharan, S.; McAuley, Iain; Babbage, Christopher A. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1987 , vol. 65, p. 1775 - 1783

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Abstract

The photooxygenation of nitrobenzyl derivatives 1-10 has been studied in aqueous solution as a function of pH. For m-nitrobenzyl ethers 2-4 and 9, stable α-hydroperoxy ethers (11-13) are the primary photochemical products. Acid hydrolysis of 11-13 gives m- nitrobenzaldehyde and hydrogen peroxide. Quantum yields for photooxygenation are reported for a number of derivatives as a function of pH. Acid and base catalyses of ...