Specific intramolecular ortho photocycloaddition of substituted 4-phenoxybut-1-enes
Abstract
Cyano and methoxycarbonyl substituted 4-phenoxybut-1-enes undergo specific intramolecular ortho photocycloaddition: the primary photoadducts are thermally labile and yield cyclo-octatrienes which give bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-2,7-dienes in a facile secondary photoreaction.