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A novel photochemical 1,4-acyl migration in enol esters. The photolysis of enol acetates of 3-phenylpropiophenones

J. PrimoaMercedes AlvaroV. BaldoviHermenegildo GarcíaMiguel A. Miranda

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chemistry.chemical_classificationDiketoneKetoneCarboxylic acidOrganic ChemistryPhotodissociationPhotochemistryBiochemistryEnolHomolysischemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryDrug DiscoveryAliphatic compoundBond cleavage

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Abstract Photolysis of the enol acetates 1a,b gives the 1,4-diketones 4a,b by a mechanism involving a primary homolytic carbonyl—oxygen bond cleavage, followed by 1,2-hydrogen shift and in cage recombination.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0040-4039(00)95549-7