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Published October 1963 | public
Journal Article

The Mechanism of the Photoconversion of Santonin

Abstract

The photochemistry of santonin has an illustrious history which has dealt, in the main, with the isolation, characterization, and interrelation of the manifold products formed on exposure of santonin to light in various media. The established course of the reaction in certain media is from santonin (I) to lumisantonin (II) and thence to photosantonic acid (IV).

Additional Information

© 1963 American Chemical Society. Received July 8, 1963. We wish to thank Mr. A. Lamola for determining the emission spectrum of santonin, Prof. G. S. Hammond for stimulating discussions, and the National Science Foundation for financial support.

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