Molecular mechanics-assisted crystal engineering of solid state photoreactions: application to the Yang photocyclization of α-1-norbornylacetophenone derivatives
a Department of Chemistry, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel b Department of Chemistry G. Ciamician, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy c Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1
Abstract:
Based on molecular mechanics, Yang photocyclization of α-1-norbornylacetophenone derivatives in the crystalline state was engineered through methylation adjacent to the carbonyl group, thus changing the conformation in the crystal and leading to enhanced diastereo- and enantioselectivity.