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Synlett 1998; 1998(5): 469-470
DOI: 10.1055/s-1998-1715
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Photochemical Carbon Skeletal Rearrangement of the Baylis-Hillman Products: β-C-H Activation Leading to Furans

Shoji Matsumoto* , Koichi Mikami
  • *Department of Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152, Japan
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Furan ring formation was found in photochemical reaction of the methyl ether of the Baylis-Hillman products. This reaction proceeds via β-C-H activation of the photo-excited carbonyl compounds.

Baylis-Hillman product - carbon skeletal rearrangement - Furan - C-H activation - photochemistry

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