Norrish reaction

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The Norrish reaction is a photochemical process in organic chemistry involving the cleavage and rearrangement of carbonyl compounds under ultraviolet light, fundamental to understanding photodegradation and radical mechanisms.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Norrish type II reaction 1
Norrish type I reaction 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norrish reaction subtype
intramolecular hydrogen abstraction reaction
organic chemistry reaction
photochemical cleavage reaction
photochemical reaction
alsoKnownAs alpha-cleavage reaction
canLeadTo chain scission in polymers
fragmentation of organic molecules
category photodegradation process
radical reaction
field organic chemistry
photochemistry
hasHistoricalSignificance contributed to development of modern photochemistry
hasType Norrish type I reaction
Norrish type II reaction
importantFor photostability analysis of organic materials
radical mechanism studies
understanding photodegradation of ketones
understanding photodegradation of polymers
initiatedBy ultraviolet irradiation
involves 1,4-biradical intermediate
C–C bond cleavage adjacent to carbonyl group
alpha-cleavage of carbonyl compounds
carbonyl compounds
excited triplet state
gamma-hydrogen abstraction
homolytic bond cleavage
intramolecular hydrogen transfer
radical intermediates
ultraviolet light
mechanism excitation to singlet or triplet state followed by alpha-cleavage
photoexcitation followed by gamma-hydrogen abstraction and beta-scission or cyclization
namedAfter Ronald George Wreyford Norrish NERFINISHED
occursIn solid phase
solution phase
produces acyl radical
alkene
alkyl radical
cyclobutanol derivatives
enol
relatedTo Paternò–Büchi reaction NERFINISHED
photo-Fries rearrangement NERFINISHED
requires carbonyl chromophore
light of appropriate wavelength
studiedIn physical organic chemistry

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Ronald George Wreyford Norrish knownFor Norrish reaction
this entity surface form: Norrish type II reaction