Abstract

Elimination of the alkyl halides in water is very difficult due to the heterogeneous nature and the limitation of base strength. We discovered that ultra-violet (UV) light can enhance the elimination rate of alkyl iodides, including primary, secondary, and tertiary iodides in water dramatically for the first time. We propose a tandem radical-carbocation reaction mechanism to rationalize this special property of alkyl iodides.

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