Photoinduced Acylotropic Rearrangement of Crown-Containing 2-[N-Acetyl-N-(4-aminobenzo-15-crown-5)methylene]-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophen-3-one

2-N-(4-Aminobenzo-15-crown-5)methylene-2,3-dihydrobenzob]thiophen-3-one and its acetyl derivative were synthesized. Their treatment with lithium, sodium, or potassium iodide in acetonitrile solution leads to formation of the corresponding crown-metal complexes. Irradiation of the acylated compounds at 436 nm induces NO migration of the acetyl group to give O-acyl isomer which is characterized by a considerable blue shift of the long-wave absorption band ( = 70 nm). The quantum yields of the photo- induced acylotropic reaction for the free ligand and its complexes with alkali metal cations change in the series: _L > K⁺ > Na⁺ > Li⁺.