The photochemical oxidation of benzyl alcohols by the triplet excited state of coenzyme pyrroloquinolinequinone
Abstract
The first example of the photochemical reaction of coenzyme pyrroloquinolinequinone (PQQ) with benzyl alcohols is reported, where the triplet excited state of PQQ is the active species which oxidises alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes; the mechanism of the photochemical redox reaction between PQQ and benzyl alcohols is discussed.