Photochlorination of n-alkanes adsorbed on pentasil zeolites

…, DP Hessler, KM Welsh, W Ruderman…

Index: Turro, Nicholas J.; Fehlner, James R.; Hessler, Diane P.; Welsh, Kevin M.; Ruderman, Warren; et al. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1988 , vol. 53, # 16 p. 3731 - 3735

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Abstract

The photochlorination of n-alkanes adsorbed on pentasil zeolites proceeds with up to a 20- fold greater selectivity for the monochlorination of terminal methyl groups compared to the selectivity observed when the reaction is carried out in a homogeneous solution. This enhanced selectivity, which provides a novel means of synthesizing terminally functionalized linear alkanes, was found to be a function of the percent loading of the ...