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Competitive 1,2- and 1,5-hydrogen shifts following 2-vinylbiphenyl photocyclization
Lewis, Frederick D.,Sajimon, Meledathu C.,Zuo, Xiaobing,Rubin, Michael,Gevorgyan, Vladimir
, p. 10447 - 10452 (2005)
The photocyclization of 2-vinylbiphenyl and its derivatives has been proposed to occur via a two-step mechanism: photocyclization to form an unstable 8a,9-dihydro-phenanthrene intermediate, followed by exothermic unimolecular isomerization to a 9,10-dihyd
