文摘
trans-3-(4鈥?Pyridyl)acrylic acid (4-PA) is inert to photodimerization reaction both in solution and solid state. It is made photoreactive by forming salts with various acids. The anions of these salts play a key role in directing the packing of 4-PAH+ in the solid state. The anions CF3CO2鈥?/sup>, Cl鈥?/sup>, ClO4鈥?/sup>, and BF4鈥?/sup> direct the parallel alignments of 4-PAH+ in head-to-tail (HT) fashion and lead to the formation of HT-photodimer. On the other hand, bivalent anion SO42鈥?/sup> directs parallel alignment of 4-PAH+ in head-to-head (HH) fashion and lead to the formation of HH-photodimer. The details of the anion-controlled stereoselective syntheses of these two cyclobutane derivatives are presented. Interestingly, both cyclobutane compounds undergo isomerization from rctt-form to rctc-form in solution catalyzed by acid.