Abstract
Utility of a water-soluble deep cavity cavitand, octa acid, as a reaction medium is illustrated by carrying out photochemical reactions of a stilbene and a styrene included within the octa acid in water. Geometric isomerization of trans-4,4′-dimethyl stilbene is restricted while dimerization of 4-methyl styrene is facilitated within the octa acid cavity. The excited-state chemistry of both systems is different in this medium from that in organic solvents. The change in chemistry is attributed to the supramolecular effects provided by the host cavity.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5059-5062 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic letters |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 22 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
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Parthasarathy, A., Kaanumalle, L. S., & Ramamurthy, V. (2007). Controlling photochemical geometric isomerization of a stilbene and dimerization of a styrene using a confined reaction cavity in water. Organic letters, 9(24), 5059-5062. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol702322u