Term: Paterno–Büchi reaction
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04448

Definition:
The photocycloaddition of an electronically excited carbonyl group to a ground state olefin yielding an oxetane. P04448.png

Related Terms:
1) photocycloaddition (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07451).
2) ground state (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02704).

Image: Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/P04448.png) 

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2258 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'Paterno–Büchi reaction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04448

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