Photoaddition of ketene silyl acetals to electron-deficient arylakenes via single electron transfer

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01543-4

Photoreaction of 1-cyano-2-phenylethene and 1,1-dicyano-2-phenylethene with β,β-dialkyl-substituted ketene silyl acetals in acetonitrile in the presence of aromatic hydrocarbon as a photosensitizer regioselectively afforded alkylated products in high yields.