Photoreactions of a methylene-spirane and dispirane with Fe(CO)5. σ,π-Complex formation from a double cyclopropane rearrangement
Abstract
The major product from the photoreaction of 4-methylenedispiro[2,1,2,3]decane (5) with Fe(CO)5 is shown to be a tricarbonyliron σ,π-complex of structure (7), whereas the products from 4-methylenespiro[2,4]heptane (9) and 4-methylenespiro[2,5]octane (15) are the respective bi-cyclic enones (12)–(13) and (16).