title: Chlorochromate ion as a catalyst for the photodegradation of chloroform by visible light.
abstract: Exposure of solutions of tetrabutylammonium chlorochromate in chloroform to UV or blue light causes decomposition of the chloroform and the buildup of HCl and peroxides in solution. The CrO(3)Cl(-) is converted during irradiation to CrO(2)Cl(2), which forms a suspension in the chloroform, and then to CrOCl(4)(-). CrO(2)Cl(2) does not by itself catalyze photodecomposition. The initial rate of HCl formation shows an apparently linear dependence on the incident light intensity and on the fraction of light absorbed by chlorochromate, but different values for the apparent quantum yield at 435 nm with high and low concentrations imply a nonlinear contribution to the rate. It is proposed that, at least initially, a cycle involving photoreduction of a Cr(vi) species and thermal reoxidation of Cr(v) by CCl(3)OOH produces radicals that initiate further decomposition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA.
authors.forename: Anton J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Seidl
authors.forename: Larissa R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.forename: Patrick E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Hoggard
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis / Q000187:drug effects; D002725:Chloroform / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002840:Chromates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D008027:Light; D010777:Photochemistry; D010782:Photolysis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D002840:Chromates; C099731:chlorotrioxochromic acid; D002725:Chloroform; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid