Cyclooctatrienes from pyran-2-ones via a tandem [4+4]-photocycloaddition/decarboxylation process.
Irradiation of pyran-2-ones bearing pendent furans in aqueous MeOH followed by heating furnished fused bicyclic products containing a cyclooctatriene ring.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, E3-43 Gunning-Lemieux Chemistry Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G2.
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