Preferred Label : de Mayo reaction;
IUPAC definition : Photochemical process leading to the formation of cyclobutanols by cycloaddition of
an alkene to a 1,3-dicarbonyl-enol. The enol originates in most cases from the tautomerization
of a 1,3-dicarbonyl compound. The products of the de Mayo reaction are susceptible
to undergo a retro-aldol ring opening resulting in the formation of 1,5-dicarbonyl
compounds.;
Origin ID : DT07354;
See also
Photochemical process leading to the formation of cyclobutanols by cycloaddition of
an alkene to a 1,3-dicarbonyl-enol. The enol originates in most cases from the tautomerization
of a 1,3-dicarbonyl compound. The products of the de Mayo reaction are susceptible
to undergo a retro-aldol ring opening resulting in the formation of 1,5-dicarbonyl
compounds.
