Photoinduced Decarboxylation of Aryl-substituted Carboxylic Acids Using HgO. A New Photo-Kolbe Reaction Pathway
Abstract
Photoassisted decarboxylation of several arylcarboxylic acids using HgO in argon-saturated organic solvents at 25°C gives dimeric products in good yield via homocoupling of arylalkyl intermediates.