Chemistry Letters

Stereospecific photodimerization of unsaturated compounds induced by nickel complexes.

A Miyashita, S Ikezu, H Nohira

Index: Miyashita, Akira; Ikezu, Shohgo; Nohira, Hiroyuki Chemistry Letters, 1985 , p. 1235 - 1238

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Abstract

Irradiation of (ethylene) bis (triphenylphosphine) nickel (1) or bis (triphenylphosphine) nickelacyclopentane induced stereospecific cyclodimerization of substituted olefins such as acrylonitrile and methylacrylate affording trans-1, 2-disubstituted cyclobutanes, while 1, 7- octadiene was converted to trans-bicyclo [4.2. 0] octane. Ethylene was photochemically dimerized to cyclo-and linear dimers induced by 1.