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Azirine Photolysis and Cycloaddition Reactions

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Synthetic Organic Photochemistry

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Photochemical cycloaddition reactions of alkenes(1–9) and carbonyl compounds(10–16) have received considerable attention in recent years and have taken an important place among the best known and most reliable organic photochemical transformations. It is becoming increasingly clear that the photocycloaddition reaction is a versatile synthetic tool which can be used for the construction of complex molecules.(9) In contrast to the wealth of data associated with excited-state cycloadditions of alkenes and ketones, the photoaddition reactions of the structurally related imine system have received little attention. This is surprising in view of the many studies that have been made dealing with the photochemistry of imines(17–19)and of their spectroscopic behavior.(20)

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Padwa, A. (1984). Azirine Photolysis and Cycloaddition Reactions. In: Horspool, W.M. (eds) Synthetic Organic Photochemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2681-6_6

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