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The presence of a dimethylsilylene unit at the 4-position of 5-phenylp
ent-1-ene bichromophores induces high selectivity into their intramole
cular meta photocycloadditions: the regiochemistry of addition is depe
ndent on the substituent at the 2'-position of the benzene ring.