alkene photodimerization
Photochemical process
leading to the formation of a cyclobutane from two identical
alkenes
, i.e., from the
photocycloaddition
of an
electronically excited
alkene to a ground-state alkene.
Source:
PAC, 2007,
79
, 293
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006))
on page 301