Photoinduced reactions of 3β-acetoxycholesta-5,7-diene, 3β-acetoxycholest-5-ene, tetraphenylcyclopentadiene and 1,1-diphenylethylene with oxygen in the presence of phenylselenenyl bromide

Richard K. Haynes, Audrey E. Hilliker

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Abstract

Whereas PhSeBr under irradiation with O2 in CH2Cl2 at -78° acts as a photoxygenation catalyst to convert 3 β-acetoxycholesta-5,7-diene and tetraphenylcyclopentadiene into the corresponding endoperoxides, and 3β-acetoxycholest-5-ene into 3β-acetoxycholest-5-en-7-one and the corresponding alcohols, it reacts with 1,1-diphenylethylene to give mainly a bromohydrin; bromine radicals arising by photodissociation of the PhSeBr are implicated as the active intermediates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)509-512
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1986

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