Photoinduced Electron-transfer Reaction of Pentafluoroiodobenzene with Alkenes

Abstract

Irradiation of pentafluoroiodobenzene and alkenes gave the corresponding adducts. The presence of single electron-transfer scavengers, (p-dinitrobenzene and t-Bu2NO) and the free radical inhibitor (hydroquinone) suppressed the reaction. A photoinduced electron-transfer mechanism is proposed.

Keywords

• Photochemistry
• pentafluoroiodobenzene
• alkene
• single electron-transfer
• free radical inhibitor