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HIGHLY STEREOSELECTIVE PHOTODIMERIZATION OF 1,3-DIMETHYLTHYMINE IN LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MEDIA
Kunieda, Takehisa,Takahashi, Toshie,Hirobe, Masaaki
, p. 5107 - 5108 (1983)
Ordered media such as cholesteric and smectic solvents greatly enhance the stereoselectivity and the rate in photodimerization of 1,3-dimethylthymine, in contrast to the isotropic phase reactions leading to a poor product-selectivity.
