Crystal structure-reactivity relationships in the solid state photochemistry of 2,4,6-triisopropylthiobenzophenone: C = O ... H versus C = S ... H abstraction geometry

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(96)00232-8

X-ray crystal structure - solid state photoreactivity correlations are reported for 2,4,6-triisopropylthiobenzophenone (1a) and its p-methoxy derivative 1b. The results reveal interesting differences in the geometry of γ-hydrogen atom abstraction for keto