Mercury-photosensitized decomposition of 2-azetidinone and 4, 4-dimethyl-2-azetidinone.

S Yamamoto, A Kanetsuki, Y Sueishi…

Index: Yamamoto, Shunzo; Kanetsuki, Akihide; Sueishi, Yoshimi; Nishimura, Norio Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1990 , vol. 63, # 10 p. 2911 - 2915

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Abstract

The mercury-photosensitized decompositions of 2-azetidinone (AZ) and 4, 4-dimethyl-2- azetidinone (DMAZ) have been studied at 453 and 423 K and at pressures from 750 to 18000 Pa and from 640 to 5000 Pa, respectively. The major products from AZ were carbon monoxide and ethylene, while ammonia was a minor product. The yields of carbon monoxide and ethylene increased linearly with increasing reaction time and light intensity; ...