alkene photorearrangement

Photochemical process leading to the skeletal rearrangement of an alkene.
See also: aza-di-π-methane rearrangement, di-π-methane rearrangement, di-π-silane rearrangement, oxa-di-π-methane rearrangement
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 293 (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)) on page 302