Pagni Richard M, Bartmess John
Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1600, USA.
Chirality. 2006 Jun;18(6):419-25. doi: 10.1002/chir.20275.
A theoretical analysis of several hypothetical photoreactions initiated with circularly polarized light has been carried out to determine the factors influencing the enantiomeric excess of recovered reactant. The anistropic g value is the dominant influence, although quantum yields and F values may be important in certain cases.