DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS AT 185 nm OF 1-ALKENES IN SOLUTION. MOLECULAR ELIMINATION OF TERMINAL HYDROGENS
Direct irradiations at 185 nm of 1-octene and 2-methyl-1-pentene in pentane gave alkylidene carbenes through the molecular elimination of terminal hydrogens, as well as double-bond migration products via 1,3-shift of allylic hydrogen and radical-derived products.