Waldemar Adam, Rolf Schulte Oestrich
1992
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
Abstract
It is shown that in the laser jet (LJ) mode (argon ion laser) the benzhydryl phenyl ketone (1) undergoes a two-photon reaction in CCl 4 to yield benzhydryl chloride. The one-photon products are 1,1,2,2-tetraphenylethane (4), benzophenone, and 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-diphenylethane (4). In methanol, on the other hand, our results suggest even a three-photon reaction in which benzhydryl methyl ether (5) is produced besides the one-photon products, 3 and benzophenone. The ratios of the three-photon to one-photon products, i.e. 5 to 3, depended on the wavelength (333 or 351 nm)