Photocyclization reactions of cyclohexa- and cyclopenta-fused pyridinium salts. Factors governing regioselectivity

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 8508-8512

  Zhao, Zhiming ^a   Duesler, Eileen ^a   Wang, Canhui ^a   Guo, Hua ^a   Mariano, Patrick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ENZYMES; FUSION REACTIONS; SALTS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ENZYMATIC DESYMMETRIZATION; PHOTOCYCLIZATION REACTIONS; PYRIDINIUM SALTS; REGIOSELECTIVITY;

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ALLYL ALCOHOL; CATION; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; ESTER; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENANTIOMER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PERCHLORIC ACID; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM; WATER;

EID: 26844558033     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo051348l     Document Type: Article

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