Photooxidation of Anthracene
- 1 May 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
- Vol. 42 (5) , 1377-1379
- https://doi.org/10.1246/bcsj.42.1377
Abstract
It was found that anthracene (I) was converted to 9,10-anthraquinone (III) and bianthrone (IV) by irradiation via anthracene peroxide (II). The reaction proceeded most effectively in carbon disulfide. Also IV was found to be oxidized to III by oxygen in singlet state.Keywords
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