Free accessResearch articleFirst published online 2002-7
Photochemistry of Cyclic Enones. Part 13 1 . Intermolecular Addition of Styrene and 1-Phenylprop-1-Enes with 3-Phenylcyclopentenone and 3-Phenylcyclohexenone
Arylalkenes undergo photochemical cycloaddition reactions with cyclic enones to give products with specific regio-chemistry and controlled stereochemistry. The regio- and stereo-chemistries can be rationalised in terms of the stability of intermediate radicals.