Photolysis of α,β-Epoxyketones: A Green Synthesis of β-Hydroxyenones through Tandem H-Abstraction, Ring Cleavage and Isomerisation
The photochemical behavior of various substituted epoxycarbonyl compounds consisting of more than one possible photo-labile site (i.e. δ-hydrogen, β-hydrogen and epoxide ring) has been investigated. These compounds on photo-irradiation produced the β-hydr