Photochemical generation of vinylketenes by electrocyclic opening of cyclobutenones

Alfred Hassner, Simha Naidorf

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Abstract

4,4-Dich1oro-2-cyclobutenones 1, available by cycloaddition of acetylenes to dichloroketene, can be photolyzed in the presence of olefins or dienes to produce regiospecifically 2-vinylcyclobutanones 3-11. The photochemical reaction succeeds even in some cases where thermolysis fails and was shown to proceed by electrocyclic ring opening to a vinylketene. Stereochemically the results of photolysis of 1 differ from thermolysis with identical olefinic substrates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6389-6392
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume27
Issue number52
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986

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Support of this research by a grant from the Israel Academy of Sciences

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Support of this research by a grant from the Israel Academy of Sciences

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Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

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