Abstract
Abstract The mercury- and cadmium-photosensitized reactions of γ-butyrolactone have been compared. The products obtained in the two photosensitizations were quite different. The gaseous products from the mercury-photosensitized reaction were carbon dioxide, cyclopropane, and propylene, while the products obtained in the cadmium-photosensitized reaction were carbon monoxide and ethylene. This difference suggests that the decomposition of γ-butyrolactone takes place through different intermediates in the two reactions. Possible mechanisms are discussed.
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