CHIROPTICAL STUDIES OF LABILE OR DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE MOLECULES GENERATED BY CHIRAL LASER PHOTOCHEMISTRY.1. (1S,5R)-1-METHOXYBICYCLOHEPTA-3,6-DIEN-2-ONE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)87113-0

The optical activity of (1S,5R)-1-methoxybicyclo<3.2.0>hepta-3,6-dien-2-one (1) is determined by partial photoresolution of the racemate with circularly polarized laser light; although a rearranged, optically active product was also formed, isolation of the 1 enantiomers was not required.