Highly efficient photoinduced rearrangement of benzobicyclo[3.1.0]hexenones to 1-naphthols

Dong Jo Chang, Bong Ser Park

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Abstract

Irradiation of 1-(o-tolyl)-3,4-benzobicyclo[3.1.0]hexenones (1) in benzene at 365 nm has resulted in clean conversion to 3-(o-tolyl)-1-naphthols (2) via 3-(o-tolyl)-1(2H)-naphthalenones. The reaction is suggested to occur mainly from (n, π*)3 state with a reaction rate higher than 1010 s-1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)711-713
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume42
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jan 2001

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