Photo – Oxidation of 1,3-Di-p-Anisylisobenzofuran

Y. A. Yousef, R.I .Al-Hamadany, Z Fataftah and Salman R. Salman*

¹Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid Jordan. ²Chemistry Department, Qatar University, P O. Box -120 174 Qatar.

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ABSTRACT:

The photooxidation of 1,3-di-p-anisylisobenzofuran in the presence of sunlight was monitored using UV-Visible spectrophotometry. The product that formed was isolated and characterized by GC - Mass, 1H. C-13 NMR spectroscopy. It was found that this compound take up an oxygen atom in a self sensitized process. The oxidation process was found to be slow in the solid state and in polar solvents, and fast in non-polar solvents.

KEYWORDS:

Photooxidation; Presence; Spectrophotometry; Oxygen