TRAPPING OF REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES IN DIENONE PHOTOCHEMISTRY BY AMINES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85646-4

Irradiation of 4-methyl-4-trichloromethyl-2,5-cyclohexadienones in amine solvents leads to the formation of the corresponding dichloromethyl cyclohexadienones by a process involving electron transfer from the amines to zwitterion intermediates.