alkene photocycloaddition

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Photochemical process leading to formation of a cyclobutane upon addition of an @[email protected] alkene to another ground-state alkene or of an @[email protected] α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound to a ground-state alkene. The latter is called a @[email protected].
Note:
A special case of @[email protected] is a @[email protected]
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 293. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)) on page 301 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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