The Cage Effect in the Photolysis of (S)-(+)-α-Methyldeoxybenzoin: Can Triplet Radical Pairs Undergo Geminate Recombination in Nonviscous Homogeneous Solution?

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00052a009

The photolysis of ((S)-(+)-α-methyldeoxybenzoin ((S)-(+)-MDB) in benzene at room temperature causes a small decrease in enantiomeric purity of the starting ketone recovered after photolysis.The photoracemization of (S)-(+)-MDB, measured by circular dichro