ABSTRACT
The stability of aromatic compounds limits the application of thermal oxidation methods, which generally require rather drastic conditions; therefore, the mild conditions of photosensitized reactions are particularly appealing for oxidizing these compounds. Depending on structure and conditions, the photoinduced oxidation of aromatic derivatives may takes place via each one of the three main mechanisms of photosensitizations which, as detailed elsewhere, differ in the reagent interacting with the sensitizer in the primary step, as indicated below.
