Mercury-photosensitized reactions of 1, 4-dienes

J Meinwald, GW Smith

Index: Meinwald,J.; Smith,G.W. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1967 , vol. 89, p. 4923 - 4932

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Abstract

Abstract: The gas-phase, mercury-photosensitized reactions of four 1, Cdienes (1, 9, 15, and 18) have been found to yield vinylcyclopropanes (2, 10, 17, and 20) as the major monomeric products. Accompanying these cyclization reactions, carbon skeleton rearrangements which yield isomeric 1, 4-dienes, cycloadditions to form bicyclo-[2.1. 0] pentanes, and partial reductions to give monoolefins were detected. All of these reactions were accom-panied ...