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Di-pi-methane rearrangement
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The di-pi-methane rearrangement is a photochemical reaction of a molecular entity comprising two ฯ-systems, separated by a saturated carbon atom (a 1,4-diene or an allyl-substituted aromatic analog), to form an ene- (or aryl-) substituted cyclopropane. The rearrangement formally amounts to a 1,2 shift of one ene group (in the diene) or the aryl group (in the allyl-aromatic analog) and โbond formationโ between the lateral carbons of the non-migrating moiety.[1]
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