UNEXPECTED HIGH PHOTOOXIDIZING EFFICIENY OF BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVES HAVING TETRAALKYLAMMONIUM SUBSTITUENTS

Abstract
Benzophenone derivatives having various tetraalkylammonium ion in the 4 position (II, III, IV, and V) were found to be much more efficient sensitizers than benzophenone(I) in photooxidation of Leuco Crystal Violet(LCV) to Crystal Violet(CV+) in acetonitrile in air, which was interpreted in terms of the cationic atmosphere effect facilitating the primary electron transfer process from LCV to BP*3.