Photochemical reduction of 2,3-dihydro-2-methyl-2,3-methano-1,4-naphthoquinone (1a) and 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-2,3-methano-1,4-naphthoquinone (1b) with xanthene was investigated. 6,7,8,9-Tetrahydrobenzocycloheptene-5,9-dione derivatives and stereochemical isomers of the so-called “1,2-adducts” of xanthene to carbonyl groups were isolated as the reaction products. CIDNP technique was applied for the examination of the course of the reactions.
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