Ma. Miranda et al., Steady-state and time-resolved studies on oxetane cycloreversion using (thia)pyrylium salts as electron-transfer photosensitizers, ORG LETT, 3(13), 2001, pp. 1965-1967
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Cycloreversion of oxetane 1 is achieved using (thia)pyrylium salts as photo
sensitizers. Radical cation intermediates involved in the electron-transfer
process have been detected using laser flash photolysis. The experimental
results are consistent with the reaction taking place from the triplet exci
ted state of the sensitizer.