Excited-state proton transfer in chiral environments. 1. Chiral solvents.
Excited-state proton transfer from the "super" photoacid 5,8-dicyano-2-naphthol to 2-butanol is faster in the enantiopure solvent than in its racemic form. The difference observed is discussed in terms of long-range order in homo- and heterodimers of 2-butanol.
Solntsev
Kyril M
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School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA. solntsev@chemistry.gatech.edu
Tolbert
Laren M
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Cohen
Boiko
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Huppert
Dan
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Hayashi
Yoshihito
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Feldman
Yuri
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