Photocyclization of NN-dialkyl β,γ-unsaturated amides. 1,6-Hydrogen transfer via charge-transfer states
Abstract
NN-Dibenzyl and NN-diallyl β,γ-unsaturated amides undergo cyclization on irradiation to give the corresponding pyrrolidin-2-ones via 1,6-hydrogen transfer from the singlet states. The reaction is presumed to involve charge transfer from the amide group to the excited styrene moiety.