PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF BIS(2-METHYL-1-PROPENYL)ETHER AND 2,2,4,4-TETRAMETHYL-6-OXABICYCLOHEXAN-3-ONE: ON THE SEARCH FOR THE OXYDI-?-METHANE REARRANGEMENT

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)89162-5

?,?*-Excitation of bis(2-methyl-1-propenyl)ether leads to products derived from a vinyl-vinyloxy radical pair; photochemical decarbonylation (n,?*) of the title ketone provides an entry into the diradical manifold of the oxydi-?-methane rearrangement.