Figure 1
The four possible stereoisomers resulting from the [2 + 2]-cycloaddition of (E)-chalcones (Cibin et al., 2003): (a) syn head-to-head; (b) anti head-to-head; (c) syn head-to-tail and (d) anti head-to-tail; (e) supra–supra bonding interaction (π2s + π2s) of SOMO–LUMO to produce the syn head-to-head stereoisomer shown in (a). |