change if it were allowed to react with ketones under conditions allowing participation of the s-trans-i~omer~~~.We have now treated (isoprene)zirconocene 9 with 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone 13. The major product (= 80%) of the thermally induced reaction (benzene, 60°C, 2 h) is the oxazirconacycloheptene lob, which can be hydrolyzed to give alcohols l l b and 12b. Photolysis of 9 and 13 in toluene solution leads to competitive formation of both 10b and its isomer 10a. The amount of 10a increases as the temperature of the photolysis is lowered (Table 1). 10a is also formed as the major product (= 75%) in the thermally induced reaction of (s-trans-q4-isoprene)zirconocene 7 and 13 at -70°C. Upon hydrolysis, only 12a is obtained. (See Scheme 11.)