Department of Chemistry , Florida Institute of Technology , Melbourne, FL, 32901
Abstract:
Cyclopentenone and dichlorocycloalkenes give 2+2] adducts whose stereochemistry (from modern NMR) is mostly cis, anti, cis; cis, syn, cis minor adducts are also found. Cophotolysis of dichlorocyclohexene and cycloheptanocyclopentenone does not give any adduct.