Reaction for benzaldehyde from naphthalene

[neh]

In my experiment,I am reacting water and naphthalene (which is dissolved in water) in presence of UV light.This water also contains a little sodium chloride.I am getting benzaldehyde as a product in the GC.I am trying to find how this reaction may possibly occur,but not able to find any literature on benzaldehyde production from naphthalene.Is there any reference where I can find such mechanism or something like that?

 

[25362]

Naphthalene doesn't dissolve in water.

 

[neh]

The naphthalene is not directly dissolved in the water.Its always insoluble in water.I made a packed bed of naphthalene,and passed an air stream through that packed bed so,air took up some naphthalene from that by mass transfer.Then I let this stream to bubble thought the water which made naphthalene to dissolve/been taken up by water.This is how naphthalene is there in water.

 

[25362]

I don't pretend to have any expertise on the subject. Have you tried to Google for ozonation of naphthalene ?