Laser-induced intermolecular photocycloaddition of 3,4,5,6-tetrachloro-1,2-benzoquinone
摘要:
An intermolecular [4+2] photocycloaddition was initiated by excitation of the lowest energetic 1(pi-pi*) state of omicron-chloranil (3,4,5,6-tetrachloro-1,2-benzoquinone) using emission lines of an argon ion laser. The course of reaction was investigated by measuring the infrared spectra of the reaction mixture. The reaction has non-uniform character and shows a wavelength-dependence of the quantum yield. For these reasons, this laser-induced reaction is described by a two-photon process in which the first photon excites the initial compound and the second photon interacts with an intermediate generating the final compound.