Tetrahedron

Photochemical reaction of alcohols—II: Irradiation of aromatic alcohols

RE Balsells, AR Frasca

Index: Balsells, R. Erra; Frasca, A. R. Tetrahedron, 1982 , vol. 38, # 16 p. 2525 - 2538

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Abstract

The UV irradiation of aromatic alcohols leads to the formation of several products: carbonyl compounds, ethers, α-glycols and tetra-aryl-1, 4-dioxanes. The photoformation of α-glycols is qualitatively and quantitatively compared to the photoreduction of the carbonyl compounds. It is noteworthy that the glycols are formed with a stereochemistry very different depending upon whether the substrate is an alcohol or a carbonyl compound. The ...