Photochemical reactions of coenzyme PQQ (pyrroloquinolinequinone) and analogues with benzyl alcohol derivatives via photoinduced electron transfer

S Fukuzumi, S Itoh, T Komori, T Suenobu…

Index: Fukuzumi, Shunichi; Itoh, Shinobu; Komori, Takashi; Suenobu, Tomoyoshi; Ishida, Akito; Fujitsuka, Mamoru; Ito, Osamu Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2000 , vol. 122, # 35 p. 8435 - 8443

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Abstract

Photochemical redox reactions of the trimethyl ester of coenzyme PQQ (PQQTME) with benzyl alcohol derivatives (ArCH2OH), tetrahydrofuran, and 1, 4-cyclohexadiene occur efficiently under visible light irradiation in MeCN to yield PQQTMEH2 (reduced PQQTME in the quinol form) and the corresponding dehydrogenated products (ArCHO, furan, and benzene) quantitatively. A similar photochemical oxidation of benzyl alcohols also occurs ...