A
photochemical reaction of a
β,γ-unsaturated ketone to form a saturated
α-cyclopropyl ketone.
The
rearrangement formally amounts to a 1,2-acyl shift and '
bond formation' between the former α and γ carbon atoms.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2258
InChI=1/C4H6O/c1-2-3-4-5/h2,4H,1,3H2
IWJMQXOBCQTQCF-UHFFFAOYAQ
InChI=1/C4H6O/c5-3-4-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2
JMYVMOUINOAAPA-UHFFFAOYAV
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
