• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.629-634
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• 2007

Photochemical reactions of N-methylphthalimide with silyl enol ethers have been explored. Irradiations of phthalimide (1) and cyclic silyl enol ethers (5a-b) are observed to promote formation of photoreduced phthalimides and photoaddition products by sequential SET-desilylation pathways. The photoreaction of phthalimide (1) and acyclic silyl enol ethers (5c-d) leads to produce oxetanes which arise by competitive single electron transfer (SET) and classical 2+2 photocycloaddition (Parteno-Buchi reaction) pathways.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.15 no.7
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• pp.529-531
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• 1994

• Rapid Communication in Photoscience
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.17-18
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• 2012

Photoaddition reactions between 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds and silyl enol ethers in acetonitrile and benzene were explored. Irradiation of acetonitrile or benzene solutions containing 1,2-diketone, acenaphthalquinone, phenanthrene-quinone and silyl enol ethers is observed to promote the production of 1,4-dioxenes, oxetanes, and ${\beta}$-hydroxyketone by the [4+2]-cycloadditon, Paterno-Buchi processes, and SET promoted Claisen-type condensation. Among these competitive pathways leading to the generation of each types of products, SET promoted 1,4-dioxene and ${\beta}$-hydroxyketone formation are more favored regardless of solvent polarity.