Is Circularly Polarized Light an Effective Reagent For Asymmetric Synthesis?

Richard   M.   Pagni; Robert   N.   Compton

doi:10.2174/1570193054368891

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Photoreactions initiated with circularly polarized light (CPL), which exists in left-handed and righthanded forms and is easy to prepare, has had limited success in asymmetric synthesis although they may model the pre-biotic origin of optically active molecules on the earth. Other approaches including multiphoton excitation with CPL may prove more successful in asymmetric synthesis.

Keywords: circularly polarized light, asymmetric synthesis, multiphoton excitation

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Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry

Title: Is Circularly Polarized Light an Effective Reagent For Asymmetric Synthesis?

Volume: 2 Issue: 3

Author(s): Richard M. Pagni and Robert N. Compton

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Keywords: circularly polarized light, asymmetric synthesis, multiphoton excitation

Abstract: Photoreactions initiated with circularly polarized light (CPL), which exists in left-handed and righthanded forms and is easy to prepare, has had limited success in asymmetric synthesis although they may model the pre-biotic origin of optically active molecules on the earth. Other approaches including multiphoton excitation with CPL may prove more successful in asymmetric synthesis.

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Pagni M. Richard and Compton N. Robert, Is Circularly Polarized Light an Effective Reagent For Asymmetric Synthesis?, Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry 2005; 2 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570193054368891