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Competition Between Cα -S and Cα -Cβ Bond Cleavage in β-Hydroxysulfoxides Cation Radicals Generated by Photoinduced Electron Transfer.


ABSTRACT: A kinetic and product study of the 3-cyano-N-methyl-quinolinium photoinduced monoelectronic oxidation of a series of β-hydroxysulfoxides has been carried out to investigate the competition between Cα -S and Cα -Cβ bond cleavage within the corresponding cation radicals. Laser flash photolysis experiments unequivocally established the formation of sulfoxide cation radicals showing their absorption band (λ max ≈ 520 nm) and that of 3-CN-NMQmax ≈ 390 nm). Steady-state photolysis experiments suggest that, in contrast to what previously observed for alkyl phenyl sulfoxide cation radicals that exclusively undergo Cα -S bond cleavage, the presence of a β-hydroxy group makes, in some cases, the Cα -Cβ scission competitive. The factors governing this competition seem to depend on the relative stability of the fragments formed from the two bond scissions. Substitution of the β-OH group with -OMe did not dramatically change the reactivity pattern of the cation radicals thus suggesting that the observed favorable effect of the hydroxy group on the Cα -Cβ bond cleavage mainly resides on its capability to stabilize the carbocation formed upon this scission.

SUBMITTER: Lapi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290654 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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