title: Photoreaction of a racemate proceeding through radical or ion pairs. The effect of circularly polarized light on the enantiomeric excess of recovered reactant.
abstract: A simple theory has been developed to explain how circularly polarized light will affect the outcome of a photoreaction of a racemic substrate proceeding through ion pairs or radical pairs. One can calculate the enantiomeric excess and amount of recovered substrate at any stage of the reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1600, USA.
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pagni
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bartmess