Abstract
The photochemical behavior of cis-1,2-dihydrophthalide (1) and its 1,2-trimethylene derivative (4) was studied. Besides bicyclo[2.2.0]hexene formation in both cases, (1) transforms into its trans isomer (3) whereas (4) undergoes a 1,2-shift to (7).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1377-1380 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 13 |
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| State | Published - 1982 |