Selective photoalkylation of 10-methylacridinium ion with tetra-alkylstannanes or diethylmercury using visible irradiation

S Fukuzumi, S Kuroda, T Tanaka

Index: Fukuzumi, Shunichi; Kuroda, Sadaki; Tanaka, Toshio Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1986 , # 20 p. 1553 - 1554

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Abstract

Efficient and selective photoalkylation of 10-methylacridinium ion with tetra-alkyltin compounds and diethylmercury is initiated by electron transfer from the alkylmetals to the singlet excited state of 10-methylacridinium ion in acetonitrile under irradiation with visible light.