title: Photodimerisation of acenaphthylene in a clay microenvironment.
abstract: The photochemical dimerisation of acenaphthylene in the presence of various cation-exchanged bentonite clays has been studied. While the cis-dimer is the predominant product when smaller cations are present in the clay interlayer, the presence of heavier atoms in the clay favors the trans-dimer. Synthetic anionic hydrotalcite clays are also found to be efficient for the efficient dimerisation of acenaphthylene.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625 021, India.
authors.forename: Durairajan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Madhavan
authors.forename: Kasi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pitchumani