ABSTRACT
In 1960, Anderson and Reese [1] reported that cathecol monoacetate (1) undergoes rearrangement to 2,3-and 3,4-dihydroxyacetophenone (2 and 3, respectively) upon illumination with ultraviolet (UV) light (Scheme 1). This report was the first one of a long list of articles and reviews [2-16] dealing with the photorrerarrangement of aromatic esters, which was extended to amides, carbonates, carbamates, thioesters, sulfonates, and related compounds.
