Dongdong Chang, K. Nahm, B. Park
Jun 3, 2002
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract 1-Benzoy1-1-( o -ethylphenyl)cyclopropane favors the E -indanol formation in its photochemical reaction and the selectivity is maximized in methanol. These are exactly opposite to the photochemical behavior of α-( ortho -ethylphenyl)acetophenone. Our computational studies suggest that the different stereochemical outcome of the two systems originates from the geometric difference of initially formed biradical intermediates.