%0 Journal Article %T Larger Scale Photochemical Bromination of Toluene, 1-Methylnaphthalene and Acetophenone in Aqueous Biphasic System and Applications of the Crude Products in Synthesis %A Karolayne Kelyn de Moura Lira %A Hitala Nicole Lima dos Santos %A Alexander Y. Nazarenko %A Edmilson Clarindo de Siqueira %A Bogdan Doboszewski %J Open Access Library Journal %V 12 %N 2 %P 1-21 %@ 2333-9721 %D 2025 %I Open Access Library %R 10.4236/oalib.1112872 %X Photochemical bromination of toluene up to 300 mmol per run in aqueous biphasic system formed benzyl bromide of sufficient purity to be used directly for benzylations without any purification. 1-Methylnaphthalene and acetophenone react similarly. An approach to (R) and (S) 1-O-triphenylmethyl-glycerol is presented based on L- and D-xylose. %K Alkylation %K Anticancer %K Photochemical Bromination %K Phase Transfer Catalysis %U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6848603