A CIDEP Study on the Photosensitized Reaction of Maleimide with Xanthone: Addition Effect of Hydrochloric Acid

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Abstract
The photosensitized reaction of maleimide (MI) with xanthone (Xn) in 2-propanol was investigated by the time-resolved EPR method. The emissive CIDEP spectrum observed in neat 2-propanol is predominantly assigned to two kinds of MI alkyl-type radicals. On the other hand, the absorptive spectrum of the MI anion radical has been newly observed in 2-propanol including hydrochloric acid. The addition effect of hydrochloric acid indicates the existence of two mechanisms for the photosensitization of MI by Xn. One is a typical triplet-triplet energy transfer followed by hydrogen abstraction by the triplet state of MI from the solvent. The other is an electron-transfer process to MI from the Xn ketyl radical produced primarily by a fast reaction of the triplet Xn with HCl. The spin-polarization transfer mechanism based on these photosensitization processes can successfully explain the present CIDEP results. The effect of water and the sensitizer dependence on the above reaction were also investigated.