Solar filters as feasible acceptors of atomic oxygen

  • Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2013 May;12(5):725-8. doi: 10.1039/c3pp25407k.
Neus Durán-Giner  1 ,  Susana Encinas ,  Miguel A Miranda
Affiliations
  • 1. Departamento de Química/Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
PMID: 23483127 DOI: 10.1039/c3pp25407k
Abstract

The triazine derivative Tinosorb S has been shown to accept atomic oxygen generated by N-oxide photodeoxygenation. This is a unique example of a solar filter and mechanism-directed antioxidant. The concept has been proved by a combination of steady-state and laser-flash photolysis.

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