TY - JOUR
T1 - Photoisomerization and photodegradation of metanilic acid
AU - Lally, John M.
AU - Spillane, William J.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - The photolysis of metanilic acid (1) as the sodium metanilate, through quartz under helium at λ = 254 nm leading to the isomeric anilinesulphonic acids (2 and 3) and aniline (4) has been studied in water. The effects of pH and solvent on products, the acid-base catalysis of the photoreaction (pH-product profile) and the effects of substrate concentration, radical scavenging, triplet sensitization and quenching studies are reported. A mechanism involving a single triplet and a series of σ-complexes is proposed.
AB - The photolysis of metanilic acid (1) as the sodium metanilate, through quartz under helium at λ = 254 nm leading to the isomeric anilinesulphonic acids (2 and 3) and aniline (4) has been studied in water. The effects of pH and solvent on products, the acid-base catalysis of the photoreaction (pH-product profile) and the effects of substrate concentration, radical scavenging, triplet sensitization and quenching studies are reported. A mechanism involving a single triplet and a series of σ-complexes is proposed.
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U2 - 10.1039/p29910000333
DO - 10.1039/p29910000333
M3 - Article
SN - 1472-779X
SP - 333
EP - 338
JO - Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2
JF - Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2
IS - 3
ER -