Photo-cleavage of cobalt–carbon bonds of alkylcobalt(III) complexes by iodine with large quantum yields
Abstract
Cobalt–carbon bonds of alkylcobalt(III) complexes are readily cleaved by iodine in carbon tetrachloride to yield alkyl iodides via photoinduced electron-transfer radical chain reactions with large quantum yields (e.g., Φ= 7.0 × 103) under low energy irradiation (λ 509 nm).