Photochemical studies on the through-space S…S interaction of 2-phenylnaphtho[1,8-de][1,3]dithiin 1-oxide, 5-phenyl[1]benzothieno[4,3,2-def][1,3]benzodithiepin 4-oxide, and 2-phenyldibenzo[d,f][1,3]dithiepin 1-oxide

Autor: Ohgi Takahashi, Ernst Horn, Hiroki Kusanagi, Takayoshi Fujii, Naomichi Furukawa
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Tetrahedron. 55:5027-5046
ISSN: 0040-4020
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(99)00201-x
Popis: 2-Phenylnaphtho[1,8-de][1,3]dithiin 1-oxide (4a), 5-phenyl[1]benzothieno[4,3,2-def][1,3]benzodithiepin 4-oxide (4b), and 2-phenyldibenzo[d,f][1,3]dithiepin 1-oxide (4c) underwent facile consecutive photochemical reactions to give the corresponding disulfide, naphtho[1,8-cd][1,2]dithiole (1a), [1]benzothieno[4,3,2-cde][1,2]benzodithiin (1b), and dibenzo[c,e][1,2]dithiin (1c) and benzaldehyde (7), respectively, via the sulfur-sulfur (S…S) interaction. The proposed mechanism for these photochemical reactions is based on the quantum yields measurements, photo-intensity effects, and sensitizer effects. Ab initio calculations were also carried out for a model compound of the primary photoproduct, which showed that the S…S distance becomes shorter and the S-O distance becomes longer upon the excitation to the S1 state.
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