I. D. Sorokin, O. I. Gromov, V. I. Pergushov, D. A. Pomogailo, M. Ya. Melnikov, “Photoinduced deprotonation of cyclopentene oxide radical cations in low-temperature Freon matrices”, Mendeleev Commun., 2020, Volume 30, Issue 1,Pages <nobr>67

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Photoinduced deprotonation of cyclopentene oxide radical cations in low-temperature Freon matrices

I. D. Sorokin^a, O. I. Gromov^a, V. I. Pergushov^a, D. A. Pomogailo^ab, M. Ya. Melnikov^a

^a Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
^b Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract: Upon the photolysis (λ=546nm) of X-ray irradiated cyclopentene oxide/Freon solutions at 77K, irreversible proton abstraction in the ring-open form of the cyclopentene oxide radical cation occurs, affecting the bridgehead carbon. This affords unstable 6-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-1-yl radicals, which undergo rearrangement to form ring-open terminal C-centered alkyl radicals detected as final products.

Keywords: photochemistry, intermediate, radical cation, EPR, UV/VIS, matrix, low temperature, cyclopentene oxide.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2020.01.022