| Literature DB >> 27910157 |
Masami Sakamoto1, Koh Shiratsuki1, Naohiro Uemura1, Hiroki Ishikawa1, Yasushi Yoshida1, Yoshio Kasashima2, Takashi Mino1.
Abstract
Irradiation of prochiral (E)-aroylacrylamide with sunlight gave single-handed pyrrolinone quantitatively and with an enantiomeric excess (ee) of over 99 % under absolutely achiral conditions. The phenomenon was explained by photoisomerization and reversible cyclization followed by dynamic crystallization involving deracemization.Entities:
Keywords: asymmetric synthesis; chiral amplification; deracemization; dynamic crystallization; photoisomerization
Year: 2017 PMID: 27910157 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605583
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chemistry ISSN: 0947-6539 Impact factor: 5.236