Novel and Versatile Photosensitized Oxygenation Reaction of α-Cedrene

Title:Novel and Versatile Photosensitized Oxygenation Reaction of α-Cedrene

Volume: 10 Issue: 3

Author(s): Weiping Wu, Feng An, Zhengsong Geng, Ronghua Zhang and Zhiqin Jiang

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Keywords: Sensitized photooxygenation, α-cedrene, singlet oxygen, electron transfer, regioselectivity

Abstract: Three types of photosensitized oxygenations of α-cedrene (CED) were investigated, including: rose bengal( RB)-sensitized photooxygenation of α-cedrene in acetonitrile produced one major stereospecific product (cedr-8- exoen-9α-ol), in which the double bond migrated to an adjacent position, this result demonstrated the singlet oxygen process; 9,10-dicyanoanthrathene (DCA) sensitized photooxygenation led to the formation of cedr-8-en-10β-ol; benzyl (BZ)-sensitized photoepoxidation furnished a stereospecific 8α,9α-cedrene epoxide, this reaction includes radical reaction mechanism.

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Wu Weiping, An Feng, Geng Zhengsong, Zhang Ronghua and Jiang Zhiqin, Novel and Versatile Photosensitized Oxygenation Reaction of α-Cedrene, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2013; 10 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570178611310030015