Photochemistry and photophysics of papaverine N-oxide

Authors
Souto-Bachiller, FA Perez-Inestrosa, E Suau, R Rico-Gomez, R Rodriguez-Rodriguez, LA Coronado-Perez, ME
Citation
Fa. Souto-bachiller et al., Photochemistry and photophysics of papaverine N-oxide, PHOTOCHEM P, 70(6), 1999, pp. 875-881
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00318655 → ACNP
Volume
70
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
875 - 881
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-8655(199912)70:6<875:PAPOPN>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The photochemistry and photophysics of papaverine N-oxide in polar aprotic and protic solvents has been studied in detail. Complex energy and charge-t ransfer phenomena between chromophores occur in papaverine, New photochemis try for the papaverine N-oxide system is reported. Irradiation in protic me dia results in the formation of an emissive charge-transfer state with ensu ing intramolecular hydroxylation in high isolated yields (75-80%).