Photochemical reactions of 1,8-diacetylnaphthalene and 1,3-dimethoxy-1,3-dimethyl-1H,3H-naphtho[1,8-cd]pyran
Abstract
The photochemical reaction of 1,8-diacetyl-naphthalene (1) involves an intramolecular proton migration from one acetyl group to the other followed by cyclization; that of the naphthopyran (6) results in the formation of dimethylacenaphthylene oxide (7).