Multiple-Photon Chemistry in the Laser-Jet: Photochemistry and Time-Resolved Laser-Flash Spectroscopy of the 1-Naphthylmethyl Radical
作者:Waldemar Adam、Katrin Schneider、Steen Steenken
DOI:10.1021/jo961699n
日期:1997.5.1
In the laser-jet (LJ) photolysis (lambda(exc) 333, 351, and 364 nm, high intensity) of 1-[(4-benzoylphenoxy)methyl]naphthalene (1), a two-photon process is observed in CCl4 to yield 1-(chloromethyl)naphthalene (3a) as the main product, while the one-photon products of the conventional photolysis (low intensity) are 1,2-di(l-naphthyl)ethane (2), 1,1,1-trichloro-2-(l-naphthyl)ethane (3b), and 1-naphthaldehyde (5). In MeOH or EtOH, however, our results suggest even a three-photon reaction in which 1-naphthylmethyl methyl ether (4c) and 1-naphthylmethyl ethyl ether (4b) are produced in addition to the one-photon product 2. The three-photon mechanism is based on a competition experiment in which ether 1 was irradiated in mixtures of CCl4 and methanol. The ratio of the two high-intensity products ether 4c and 1-(chloromethyl)naphthalene (3a) showed a strong intensity dependence. We propose that the electronically excited 1-naphthylmethyl radical 1-NpCH2.* is photochemically ionized to 1-naphthylmethyl cation 1-NpCH2+ under the high-intensity LJ photolysis conditions and the latter trapped by the respective alcohols to give the 1-naphthylmethyl ethers 4c and 4b. With the help of time-resolved laser flash photolysis (248 nm) of 1-[(4-benzoylphenoxy)methyl]naphthalene (1), it was established that homolysis of the C-O bond to yield 1-naphthylmethyl (1-NpCH2.) and 4-benzoylphenoxy (ArO.) radicals takes place. The authentic 1-NpCH2. and ArO. radicals were generated independently by pulse radiolysis of 1-(bromomethyl)- or 1-(chloromethyl)naphthalene in 2-propanol and of 4-hydroxybenzophenone (6) in water (1% tBuOH); in the latter case, SO4.- was used as oxidant. In the LJ photolysis, the triplet state of the 1-naphthylmethyl moiety is probably further excited to yield the observed products.