Realizing the Photoene Reaction with Alkenes under Visible Light Irradiation and Bypassing the Favored [2 + 2]-Photocycloaddition

Sapna Ahuja; Ramya Raghunathan; Elango Kumarasamy; Steffen Jockusch; Jayaraman Sivaguru

doi:10.1021/jacs.8b08100

Realizing the Photoene Reaction with Alkenes under Visible Light Irradiation and Bypassing the Favored [2 + 2]-Photocycloaddition

J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Oct 17;140(41):13185-13189. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b08100. Epub 2018 Oct 3.

Authors

Sapna Ahuja¹, Ramya Raghunathan², Elango Kumarasamy², Steffen Jockusch², Jayaraman Sivaguru¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Photochemical Sciences and Department of Chemistry , Bowling Green State University , Bowling Green , Ohio 43403 , United States.
² Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States.

PMID: 30256105
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b08100

Abstract

The textbook photoreaction between two alkenes is the [2 + 2]-photocycloaddition resulting in functionalized cyclobutanes. Herein, we disclose an unusual reactivity of alkenes that favor photoene reaction over the [2 + 2]-photocycloaddition.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.