We report the first examples of products derived via α-cleavge on photolysis of cyclohexenones; 6-hydroxycyclohexenones afford 2-hydroxycyclobutaneacetic acid lactones (2-oxabicyclo[3.2.0]heptan-3-ones)via a singlet excited state.
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Jeffares et al. (1976) studied this question.