Generation of singlet oxygen from fragmentation of monoactivated 1,1-dihydroperoxides |
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Authors: | Hang Jiliang Ghorai Prasanta Finkenstaedt-Quinn Solaire A Findik Ilhan Sliz Emily Kuwata Keith T Dussault Patrick H |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, USA. |
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Abstract: | The first singlet excited state of molecular oxygen ((1)O(2)) is an important oxidant in chemistry, biology, and medicine. (1)O(2) is most often generated through photosensitized excitation of ground-state oxygen. (1)O(2) can also be generated chemically through the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and other peroxides. However, most of these "dark oxygenations" require water-rich media associated with short (1)O(2) lifetimes, and there is a need for oxygenations able to be conducted in organic solvents. We now report that monoactivated derivatives of 1,1-dihydroperoxides undergo a previously unobserved fragmentation to generate high yields of singlet molecular oxygen ((1)O(2)). The fragmentations, which can be conducted in a variety of organic solvents, require a geminal relationship between a peroxyanion and a peroxide activated toward heterolytic cleavage. The reaction is general for a range of skeletal frameworks and activating groups and, via in situ activation, can be applied directly to 1,1-dihydroperoxides. Our investigation suggests the fragmentation involves rate-limiting formation of a peroxyanion that decomposes via a Grob-like process. |
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