Generation of an aliphatic methyleneketen. Photolysis of N-methyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-isopropylideneazetidin-2-one
Abstract
The photofragmentation of N-methyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-isopropylideneazetidin-2-one gives exclusively dimethylmethyleneketen and isopropylidene-N-methylamine.