title: Remarkable reactivities of the xanthone ketyl radical in the excited state compared with that in the ground state.
abstract: The properties and reactivities of the xanthone (Xn) ketyl radical (XnH*) in the doublet excited state (XnH*(D1)) were examined by using two-color two-laser flash photolysis. The absorption and fluorescence of XnH*(D1) were observed for the first time. Several factors governing the deactivation processes of XnH*(D1) such as interaction and reaction with solvent molecules were discussed. The remarkable change of reactivity of XnH*(D1) compared with that in the ground state (XnH*(D0)) was indicated from the experimental results. The rapid halogen abstraction of XnH*(D1) from some halogen donors such as carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) was found to occur. The halogen abstraction occurred more efficiently in the polar solvents than in the nonpolar solvents. It is suggested that the polar solvents promote the spin distribution of XnH*(D1) of the phenyl ring favorable to the halogen abstraction.
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Xichen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Michihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujitsuka
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Majima
mesh_terms: D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D044004:Xanthones / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D007659:Ketones; D044004:Xanthones