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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 711-713 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 22 Jan 2001 |