Photocyclisation of 2,6-dichlorocinnamates to 5-chlorocoumarin
Abstract
2,6-Dichlorocinnamic acid and its esters undergo photocyclization to yield 5-chlorocoumarin; the present evidence favours a mechanism involving the singlet excited state of the cis-isomer and an unstable ortho-quinomethylketen (4) as the precursor.