Lightfastness of Deuterated Ultraviolet Light Absorbers

Autor: Akira Miyazawa, Yuji Kawanishi, Taichi Abe
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 68:664-667
ISSN: 1881-5685
0386-2186
DOI: 10.1295/koron.68.664
Popis: We report the lightfastness of deuterated and undeuterated ultraviolet absorbers (UVAs). The durability of following species: 2-phenylpyridine (1H, 1D); 2,2′-bipyridine (2H, 2D); benzophenone (3H, 3D); phenylbenzoate (4H, 4D); 2-(2-benzotriazolyl)-p-cresol (5H, 5D) has been evaluated under UV light (254 or 355 nm) irradiation by means of UV-vis photoabsorption spectrometry. While all these compounds show a low photoreaction quantum yield (10−6 to 10−4), each deuterium labeled substance has a 1.2-1.5 times longer lifetime compared to the unlabeled one. Lightfastness of UVAs can be increased by deuteration through a positive isotope effect without changing its photo absorption wavelength and molecular extinction coefficient.
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