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Biradical to biradical rearrangement via 1,3-H atom transfer in photocycloisomerizations of 4-pent-4-enylcyclohex-2-enones

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An unprecedented ‘carbonyl-O-assisted’ 1,3-H atom transfer from a CH2 group to a primary alkyl radical center in 1,4-biradicals, formed in a crossed addition mode in the photocycloisomerization of 4-pent-4-enylcyclohex-2-enones, is discussed.

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Meyer, L., Margaretha, P. Biradical to biradical rearrangement via 1,3-H atom transfer in photocycloisomerizations of 4-pent-4-enylcyclohex-2-enones. Photochem Photobiol Sci 3, 684–688 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1039/b403724c

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