Summary The title compound 1 undergoes on n, n*-excitation vinylogous 8-cleavage of the C (y), 0-bondandisomerizes to theunsaturated l, Sdiketone8 (58%) and the tricyclic diketone9 (14%). Onn, x*-excitation, however, 1 undergoes only desoxygenation to the dienone 7 (ca. 15%) besides polymerization. UV.-irradiation of 1 (A2347 nm) in the presence of tributyl-stannane gives 7 in 85% yield; in the presence of tributylstannane-d, 1 ...