Dissymmetry of the photoproduct was induced by using a chiral substituent, (S)-methylphenylalanine, in the title compound N-4-(2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)benzoyl]-(S)-phenylalanine methyl ester (I)}. On irradiation with light from a 250 W ultra-high-pressure Hg lamp for 7 h through a long-pass filter, the photoreaction in a crystal was 100% complete without the loss of crystallinity. The crystal structures (I), before, and (II) N-[4-(7-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropyl-8,8-dimethylbicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-trien-7-yl)benzoyl]-(S)-phenylalanine methyl ester}, after photocyclization, have been determined by X-ray diffraction. For comparison, a crystal structure analysis has also been carried out for the photoproduct (III) of the 3′-COOMe derivative after recrystallization methyl 3-(7-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropyl-8,8-dimethylbicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-trien-7-yl)benzoate}. The dihedral angle between the central carbonyl plane and the triisopropylphenyl ring deviates from 90° by 10 (1)° in (I), which makes an imbalance in the intramolecular O(carbonyl)...H(methine) distances of the isopropyl groups at positions 2 and 6. The crystal structure of (II) indicates that the nearer methine H was predominantly abstracted by the carbonyl O atom in the reaction. The absolute configuration around the asymmetric C atom in the cyclobutenol ring of the product is S.
通过在标题化合物N-4-(2,4,6-三异丙基苯甲酰基)苯甲酰基]-(S)-苯丙氨酸甲酯 (I)} 中使用手性取代基(S)-甲基苯丙氨酸,诱导了光反应产物的不对称性。用 250 W 超高压汞灯的光通过长通滤光片照射晶体 7 小时后,晶体中的光反应 100% 完成,结晶度没有损失。X 射线衍射测定了光环化前的晶体结构(I)和光环化后的晶体结构(II)N-[4-(7-羟基-3,5-二异丙基-8,8-二甲基双环[4.2.0]辛-1,3,5-三烯-7-基)苯甲酰基]-(S)-苯丙氨酸甲酯}。为了进行比较,我们还对 3′-COOMe衍生物重结晶后的光反应产物(III)3-(7-羟基-3,5-二异丙基-8,8-二甲基双环[4.2.0]辛-1,3,5-三烯-7-基)苯甲酸甲酯}进行了晶体结构分析。在(I)中,中心羰基平面与三异丙基苯环之间的二面角偏离 90°,偏差达 10 (1)°,这使得位于 2 号和 6 号位置的异丙基的分子内 O(羰基)......H(甲基)距离不平衡。(II)的晶体结构表明,在反应中,距离较近的甲基 H 主要被羰基 O 原子抽取。产物环丁烯醇环中不对称 C 原子周围的绝对构型为 S。