“…Irradiation of l,2,3-Triphenyl-3-vinylcyclopropene (22). A solution containing 354 mg of 22 in 400 mL of benzene was irradiated with a 550-W Hanovia lamp equipped with a Pyrex filter sleeve for 5 h. Removal of the solvent followed by thick-layer chromatography gave 250 mg (70%) of a crystalline solid, mp 157-158 °C, whose structure was assigned as 1,2,3-triphenylcyclopentadiene (23): IR (KBr) 3.10, 6.25, 6.68, 6.95, 7.28, 8.25, 9.34, 9.73,10.24,10.84,10.95, 11.28,11.44,12.95,13.16,13.56,14.41 µ ; UV (95% ethanol) 305 nm (e 11 000), 246 (30 200); NMR (CDCI3,60 MHz) 6.40 (d, 2 H, J = 2.0 Hz), 3.48 (t, 1 H, J = 2.0 Hz), 2.70-3.0 (m, 15 H).…”