Photochemical reactions of N-alkyl-α-oxoamides
Abstract
Photolysis of N-alkyl-α-oxoamides gave oxazolidin-4-ones or β-lactams as major products as in the case of NN-dialkyl-α-oxoamides. The formation of cyclohexanone in the photolysis of N-cyclohexylbenzoylformamide in an aqueous acidic medium was most reasonably explained by hydrolysis of an intermediate, N-cyclohexylidenemandelamide.