Photochemical reactions of levoglucosenone (LGO) considerably extend its potential as a synthon in organic synthesis. At the photochemical excited state, LGO undergoes a reaction that resembles Norrish type I reactions. Ketene intermediates are…
Mario Andrés Gomez Fernandez, Mohammed Latrache, Gilles Lemercier, Clémence Allain, Florent Allais, Manabu Abe, Norbert Hoffmann