title: Photochemical heterolysis of 3,5-bis(dimethylamino)benzyl alcohols and esters: generation of a benzyl cation with a low-energy triplet state.
abstract: An earlier computational study (CASPT2/pVDZ) by Winter et al. predicts the 3,5-bis(dimethylamino)benzyl cation to have nearly degenerate singlet and triplet states. Through product studies it is demonstrated that photolysis of 3,5-bis(dimethylamino)benzyl alcohol and its corresponding acetate and phenylacetate esters in alcoholic solvents produces a solvent incorporated adduct, 3,5-bis(dimethylamino)benzyl ethers, and 3,5-bis(dimethylamino)toluene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-2021, USA.
authors.forename: Raffaele R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Perrotta
authors.forename: Arthur H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Falvey