title: Paternò-Büchi reaction between aromatic carbonyl compounds and 1-(3-furyl)alkanols.
abstract: The photochemical reaction between aromatic carbonyl compounds and 3-furylmethanol derivatives occurs with high regioselectivity. In most of the experiments formation of oxetanes occurs at the hydroxyalkylated double bond. With chiral 1-(3-furyl)alkanols the reaction occurs with good-high stereoselectivity. In the case of 1-(3-furyl)-benzyl alcohol the stereoselectivity can be explained on the basis of the conformers of the reagent, assuming the formation of a complex between the carbonyl compound and the hydroxyl group.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Basilicata, Via N. Sauro 85, 85100, Potenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Auria
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Emanuele
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Racioppi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valente