- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Photobromination of the epoxidyl free radical, 1997
- Creator:
- Daniels, Dwayne L.
- Date of Original:
- 1997-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The reaction between epoxides and Br2/CCl4 in the presence of 250 watts of white light led to the formation of several alpha bromoketones and alkenes. Earlier reports, by McBay, Ndu and Greene, on the photolysis of styrene oxide, showed that the alpha styrene epoxidyl free radical was formed. This radical rearranged to the phenacyl free radical. Further rearrangement and decarbonylation of the phenacyl radical resulted in the formation of bibenzyl. However, in this study, bibenzyl was not isolated from the photobromination of styrene oxide. Deoxygenation of the epoxide resulted in the production of monomeric styrene. The reaction between 1,2-epoxy-cyclohexene with cobalt sulfate and hydrogen peroxide was also reported. The expected product was the corresponding 1,4-diketone. However, 1,2-cyclohexanediol was isolated.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1997_daniels_dwayne_l
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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