Diastereoselectivity in (2π + 2π) photocycloaddition of cholesteryl cinnamate to methyl 9-phenanthrenecarboxylate: Control of the stereoselectivity in liquid crystalline phase

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 966-967

  Maeda, Hajime ^a   Horiuchi, Akemi ^a   Koshio, Norihiro ^a   Mizuno, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTERYL CINNAMATE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYL 9 PHENANTHRENECARBOXYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOADDITION; DIASTEREOISOMER; LIQUID; PHYSICAL PHASE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 8844248519     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2004.966     Document Type: Article

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