title: Visible-light-induced oxygenation of benzene by the triplet excited state of 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone.
abstract: Photocatalytic oxygenation of benzene to phenol occurs under visible-light irradiation of 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) in an oxygen-saturated acetonitrile solution of benzene and tert-butyl nitrite. The photocatalytic reaction is initiated by photoinduced electron transfer from benzene to the triplet excited state of DDQ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuzumi
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D016227:Benzoquinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D016227:Benzoquinones; C000928:dichlorodicyanobenzoquinone; D001554:Benzene; D010100:Oxygen