F. Gao, R.-h. Li, R. N. Compton, R. M. Pagni, “The photochemistry of optically active (E)-cyclooctene: lamp versus laser”, Mendeleev Commun., 2004, Volume 14, Issue 6,Pages 297

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The photochemistry of optically active (E)-cyclooctene: lamp versus laser

F. Gao^a, R.-h. Li^b, R. N. Compton^ab, R. M. Pagni^a

^a Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
^b Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

Abstract: The photochemistry of optically active (E)-cyclooctene in cyclopentane was initiated with a lamp at ca. 254 nm and a Nd-YAG laser at 266 nm. The alkene racemizes slightly faster than it isomerizes to (Z)-cyclooctene, suggesting a previously hidden mechanism of E–Z photointerconversion. The photoreaction at 266 nm may be multiphoton in character.

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DOI: 10.1070/MC2004v014n06ABEH002012