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Electron-transfer induced intramolecular [2+2] cycloaddition of 2,6-diarylhepta-1,6-dienes
Takahashi,Okitsu,Ando,Miyashi
, p. 3953 - 3956 (1994)
Intramolecular [2+2] cycloaddition of 2,6-diaryl-1,6-heptadienes 1a-c to bicycloheptanes 2 can be induced by electron-transfer photosensitization with 9,10-dicyanoanthracene. A stepwise mechanism involving cyclic 1,4-cation radical 3 has been proposed based on the trapping experiments.
