M. Georgarakis, H. Rosenkranz, H. Schmid
Apr 20, 1971
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Helvetica Chimica Acta
Abstract
Irradiation of benzofurazan (1) in benzene solution yields the azepine derivative 3 as the main photoproduct. Addition of methanol in the dark to the irradiated benzene solution of 1 results in the isolation of 3 together with a new product, methyl-1-cis, 3-cis-N-(4-cyano-buta-1, 3-dien-1-yl)-carbamate (1-cis, 3-cis-2). Irradiation of 1 in methanol solution gives a mixture of the stereoisomeric methyl N-(4-cyano-buta-1, 3-dien-1-yl)-carbamates, from which the 1-trans, 3-cis isomer of 2 could be isolated in pure form. The observed photoproducts are formed via the reactive intermediates a, a nitrile-(nitrile oxide), and c, a nitrene, neither of which was isolated.