An unexpected Paternò-Büchi reaction in the crystalline state

[reaction: see text]. The solution and solid-state photochemistry of a series of aryl 1-phenylcyclopentyl ketones (1) was investigated. While typical Norrish type I products were formed in solution, irradiation of crystals of 1 afforded the novel oxetanes 3 and 4 regiospecifically. The formation of the oxetanes is believed to occur through Norrish type I cleavage and hydrogen abstraction, producing an alkene and an aldehyde, followed by a Paternò-Büchi reaction within the crystal lattice cage.     

The structure of new lignans from the seeds of phytolacca americana

From the seeds of Phytolacca americana two new lignans, Americanin B and D, have been isolated and their structures elucidated mainly by spectroscopic methods