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1. Is my code just adding 'noise'?
2. Is the implementation code below sound?

 public static T2 ToDto<T1,T2>(this T1 obj, params Expression<Func<T1, dynamic>>[] items) where T1 : class
        {
            var eo = new ExpandoObject();
            var props = eo as IDictionary<String, object>;

            foreach (var item in items)
            {
                var member = item.Body as MemberExpression;
                var unary = item.Body as UnaryExpression;
                var body = member ?? (unary != null ? unary.Operand as MemberExpression : null);

                if (member != null && body.Member is PropertyInfo)
                {
                    var property = body.Member as PropertyInfo;
                    if (property != null)
                        props[property.Name] = obj.GetType().GetProperty(property.Name).GetValue(obj, null);
                }
                else if (unary != null)
                {
                    var ubody = (UnaryExpression)item.Body;
                    var property = ubody.Operand as MemberExpression;
                    if (property != null)
                    {
                        props[property.Member.Name] = obj.GetType()
                            .GetProperty(property.Member.Name)
                            .GetValue(obj, null);
                    }
                    else // full expression with number funcs
                    {
                        var compiled = item.Compile();
                        var result = (KeyValuePair<string, object>)compiled.Invoke(obj);
                        props[result.Key] = result.Value;
                    }
                }
            }

            string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(eo);  // need json.net
            var anon = JsonConvert.DeserializeAnonymousType<object>(json, Activator.CreateInstance<T2>());
            return ((JObject)anon).ToObject<T2>();
        }

1. Is my code just adding 'noise'?

2. Is the implementation code below sound?

   public static TResult ToDto<TSource, TResult>(this TSource obj, params Expression<Func<TSource, dynamic>>[] items) where TSource : class { var eo = new ExpandoObject(); var props = eo as IDictionary<String, object>;

        foreach (var item in items)
        {
            var member = item.Body as MemberExpression;
            var unary = item.Body as UnaryExpression;
            var body = member ?? (unary != null ? unary.Operand as MemberExpression : null);
   
            if (member != null && body.Member is PropertyInfo)
            {
                var property = body.Member as PropertyInfo;
                props[property.Name] = obj.GetType()
                    .GetProperty(property.Name)
                    .GetValue(obj, null);
            }
            else
            {
                var property = unary.Operand as MemberExpression;
                if (property != null)
                {
                    props[property.Member.Name] = obj.GetType()
                        .GetProperty(property.Member.Name)
                        .GetValue(obj, null);
                }
                else
                {
                    var compiled = item.Compile();
                    var output = (KeyValuePair<string, object>)compiled.Invoke(obj);
                    props[output.Key] = obj.GetType()
                    .GetProperty(output.Value.ToString())
                    .GetValue(obj, null);
                }
            }
        }
   
        TResult result = Activator.CreateInstance<TResult>();
        foreach (var item in props)
        {
            result.GetType().GetProperty(item.Key).SetValue(result, item.Value, null);
        }
   
        return result;
    }
   

   }

 public static T2 ToDto<T1,T2>(this T1 obj, params Expression<Func<T1, dynamic>>[] items) where T1 : class
        {
            var eo = new ExpandoObject();
            var props = eo as IDictionary<String, object>;

            foreach (var item in items)
            {
                var member = item.Body as MemberExpression;
                var unary = item.Body as UnaryExpression;
                var body = member ?? (unary != null ? unary.Operand as MemberExpression : null);

                if (member != null && body.Member is PropertyInfo)
                {
                    var property = body.Member as PropertyInfo;
                    if (property != null)
                        props[property.Name] = obj.GetType().GetProperty(property.Name).GetValue(obj, null);
                }
                else if (unary != null)
                {
                    var ubody = (UnaryExpression)thing.Body;
                    var property = ubody.Operand as MemberExpression;
                    if (property != null)
                    {
                        props[property.Member.Name] = obj.GetType()
                            .GetProperty(property.Member.Name)
                            .GetValue(obj, null);
                    }
                    else // full expression with number funcs
                    {
                        var compiled = item.Compile();
                        var result = (KeyValuePair<string, object>)compiled.Invoke(obj);
                        props[result.Key] = result.Value;
                    }
                }
            }

            string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(eo);  // need json.net
            var anon = JsonConvert.DeserializeAnonymousType<object>(json, Activator.CreateInstance<T2>());
            return ((JObject)anon).ToObject<T2>();
        }

 public static T2 ToDto<T1,T2>(this T1 obj, params Expression<Func<T1, dynamic>>[] items) where T1 : class
        {
            var eo = new ExpandoObject();
            var props = eo as IDictionary<String, object>;

            foreach (var item in items)
            {
                var member = item.Body as MemberExpression;
                var unary = item.Body as UnaryExpression;
                var body = member ?? (unary != null ? unary.Operand as MemberExpression : null);

                if (member != null && body.Member is PropertyInfo)
                {
                    var property = body.Member as PropertyInfo;
                    if (property != null)
                        props[property.Name] = obj.GetType().GetProperty(property.Name).GetValue(obj, null);
                }
                else if (unary != null)
                {
                    var ubody = (UnaryExpression)item.Body;
                    var property = ubody.Operand as MemberExpression;
                    if (property != null)
                    {
                        props[property.Member.Name] = obj.GetType()
                            .GetProperty(property.Member.Name)
                            .GetValue(obj, null);
                    }
                    else // full expression with number funcs
                    {
                        var compiled = item.Compile();
                        var result = (KeyValuePair<string, object>)compiled.Invoke(obj);
                        props[result.Key] = result.Value;
                    }
                }
            }

            string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(eo);  // need json.net
            var anon = JsonConvert.DeserializeAnonymousType<object>(json, Activator.CreateInstance<T2>());
            return ((JObject)anon).ToObject<T2>();
        }

        //CustomerCreatedEvent has all below properties 
        var exp1 = @event.ToDto<CustomerCreatedEvent,CustomerDetail>(
            x=> x.AggregateId.As("CustomerId"), 
            x => x.Email, // comment this out and test FAILS
            x => x.FirstName, 
            x => x.Surname);

        var exp2 = new {
                CustomerId= @event.AggregateId,
                @event.Email,      // comment this out and test still passes
                @event.FirstName,
                @event.Surname};

                
        exp1.ToExpectedObject().ShouldMatch(actual);
        exp2.ToExpectedObject().ShouldMatch(actual);

        //CustomerCreatedEvent has all below properties 
        var exp1 = @event.ToDto<CustomerCreatedEvent,CustomerDetail>(
            x=> x.AggregateId.As("CustomerId"), 
            x => x.Email, // comment this out and test FAILS -> CustomerDetail.Email required
            x => x.FirstName, 
            x => x.Surname);

        var exp2 = new {
                CustomerId= @event.AggregateId,
                @event.Email,      // comment this out and test still passes
                @event.FirstName,
                @event.Surname};

                
        exp1.ToExpectedObject().ShouldMatch(actual);
        exp2.ToExpectedObject().ShouldMatch(actual);