Benzophenone as a cheap and effective photosensitizer for the photocatalytic synthesis of dimethyl cubane-1,4-dicarboxylate
Callum Prentice, Alice Martin, J. A. Morrison, Andrew D. Smith, Eli Zysman‐Colman
Abstract
a Dexter energy transfer process between the triplet excited state benzophenone and a well-known cubane precursor diene. The use of the cheap and widely available benzophenone as the photosensitizer enables lower energy light to be used than the traditional photochemical process.
Topics & Concepts
BenzophenonePhotosensitizerCubanePhotocatalysisPhotochemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisMoleculeRadical Photochemical ReactionsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques