Laser flash photolysis study of dihalocarbenes in room temperature ionic liquids

CHED 829

Jeffrey H. Goldberg, Timothy R. Newhouse, Adelajda Zorba, and Dasan M. Thamattoor. Department of Chemistry, Colby College, 5750 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901
There appears to be no report to date of the photochemistry of dihalocarbenes in room temperature ionic liquids (RTIL). This work will describe the results of time resolved laser flash photolysis (LFP) studies of selected dihalocarbenes, generated in RTIL, from the photolysis of precursors such as 1 and 2. To understand the effect of the ionic media, carbene lifetimes determined in RTIL will be compared with known lifetimes obtained in conventional organic solvents.

 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Organic Chemistry
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The 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004