LASER FLASH-PHOTOLYSIS STUDY OF THE REACTIVITY OF ALPHA-KETENYLBENZOCYCLOBUTENONE WITH WATER AND ALCOHOLS

Authors
DELUCAS NC ANDRAOS J NETTOFERREIRA JC SCAIANO JC
Citation
Nc. Delucas et al., LASER FLASH-PHOTOLYSIS STUDY OF THE REACTIVITY OF ALPHA-KETENYLBENZOCYCLOBUTENONE WITH WATER AND ALCOHOLS, Tetrahedron letters, 36(5), 1995, pp. 677-680
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
36
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
677 - 680
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1995)36:5<677:LFSOTR>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Photolysis of 2-diazo-1,3-indandione leads to ketene formation via the Wolff rearrangement. Ketene 2 hydrates to produce enol 3a that rearra nges to 4a. Homophthalic acid 5a is formed by photodecomposition of 4a upon prolonged irradiation.