The title compounds undergo regio- and diastereoselective [2+2]-cycloaddition at the olefinic C-C bond on irradiation (350 nm) in the presence of either methacrylonitrile or 2,3-dimethylbuta-1,3-diene, affording hitherto unknown 1-cyclobutylalk-1-yn-3-ones or 1-bicyclo[4.2.0]octylalk-1-yn-3-ones, respectively.
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