Photoinduced Electron Transfer Reactions of Anthracene in CF3SO3H–CF3CO2H
Abstract
Photolysis of anthracene in a mixture consisting of 2% CF3SO3H in CF3CO2H (w/w), where anthracene is partially protonated, gives a mixture of oxidized, neutral and reduced monomeric and dimeric products, initiation of this chemistry being photoinduced electron transfer from anthracene to protonated anthracene.