
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Coxon, JM 
A1  - Hii, GSC 
T1  - Photolysis of some &#946;,&#947;-epoxycarbonyl compounds
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1977
VL  - 30
IS  - 1
SP  - 161
EP  - 171
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9770161 
N2  - Photolysis of (3RS)-3,4-epoxy-1-phenylbutan-1-one (1a) gives in high yield a 1.7 : 1 mixture of (1RS,2RS,3RS)- and (1RS,2SR,3SR)-2,3-epoxy-1-phenylcyclobutan-1-ols (4) and (5). Fragmentation of the intermediate biradical is not a competitive reaction process. Alkyl substitution at C 2 facilitates &#945;-cleavage while the 2-oxa analogue, oxiranyl benzoate (2), is unreactive under normal photolysis conditions. 
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