Metal-catalysed organic photoreactions. Photoreaction of αβ-unsaturated ketones in alcohols in the presence of titanium(IV) chloride
Abstract
When αβ-unsaturated ketones were irradiated in alcohols in the presence of titanium(IV) chloride, a coupling reaction between the carbonyl carbon atom and the α-carbon atom of the alcohol took place, giving dihydrofurans or carbonyl compounds in moderate yields.