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Intramolecular photochemical cycloaddition in N-alkenoyldihydropydinon
es or 3-acetyl-N-alkenoyltetrahydropydines is highly diastereoselectiv
e and affords substituted cyclobutaquinolizidinones and cyclobutaindol
izidinones, suitable derivatives of which undergo highly regioselectiv
e radical ring opening of the cyclobutane ring.