G. Moger et al., ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS IN THE CATIONIC DYE-S ENSITIZED PHOTOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ANTIOXIDANT, Magyar kemiai folyoirat, 101(2), 1995, pp. 55-58
Vitamin-E radical-like radicals as intermediates and quinone as end-pr
oduct have been observed upon the irradiation of solutions of cationic
dye and beta-naphthol in CH3OH (lambda > 480 nm). Replacing polar CH3
OB by apolar C6H6 the transformation rate drastically diminishes.