Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1983, 48, 279-285
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19830279
Study of photolysis of 1,3-bis(4-nitrophenyl)-1-butene in acetonitrile and 2-propanol
Gabriel Čík, Ľubomír Lapčík, Anton Blažej and Igor Šurina
Department of Textile, Cellulose and Paper, Slovak Institute of Technology, 812 37 Bratislava
Abstract
Photolysis of 1,3-bis(4-nitrophenyl)-1-butene (I) in acetonitrile and 2-propanol by polychromatic radiation of a mercury lamp was studied. The photolysis kinetics was followed by UV spectra and the reaction products were analysed by IR and mass spectroscopy and by gas-liquid chromatography. The reaction mechanism in markedly affected by the presence of oxygen. Photolysis of I in acetonitrile gives mainly 4-nitrobenzaldehyde, n-heptane and toluene, in 2-propanol the principal products are stereoisomeric 1,3-diphenyl-1-butenes.
