Photooxidations of alkenes in fluorinated constrained media: Fluoro-organically modified NaY as improved reactors for singlet oxygen “ene” reactions
- Authors: PACE A; PIERRO P; BUSCEMI S; VIVONA N; CLENNAN EL
- Publication year: 2007
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/9739
Abstract
Creating a stationary fluorinated environment inside the zeolite cavity can increase the reactivity observed for intrazeolite photooxidation of alkenes. Exchanging the zeolite with fluorinated organic cations is a much more effective strategy than simply using a fluorinated solvent for slurry irradiations. Use of cations containing C-F bonds is also more efficient than use of deuterated cations for creation of a singlet oxygen friendly environment where the quenching processes are slowed down. Doping the zeolite with fluoro- organic cation 4 resulted in an increase in the singlet oxygen lifetime to 12 μs.