Fun with Photons: Selective Light Induced Reactions in Solution and in Water Soluble Nano-containers

Authors

  • Anoklase Ayitou North Dakota State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1231 Albrecht Blvd., 104H, LADD Hall, P.O. Box 6050, NDSU Dept 2735, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA
  • Barry C. Pemberton North Dakota State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1231 Albrecht Blvd., 104H, LADD Hall, P.O. Box 6050, NDSU Dept 2735, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA
  • Elango Kumarasamy North Dakota State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1231 Albrecht Blvd., 104H, LADD Hall, P.O. Box 6050, NDSU Dept 2735, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA
  • Nandini Vallavoju North Dakota State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1231 Albrecht Blvd., 104H, LADD Hall, P.O. Box 6050, NDSU Dept 2735, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA
  • J. Sivaguru North Dakota State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1231 Albrecht Blvd., 104H, LADD Hall, P.O. Box 6050, NDSU Dept 2735, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2011.202

PMID:

21678762

Keywords:

Asymmetric photoreactions, Cucurbiturils, Host–guest chemistry, Molecular chirality, Supramolecular catalysis

Abstract

Two distinct strategies for controlling selectivity, in particular stereoselectivity in photochemical reactions are reviewed. In the first strategy, supramolecular approach using cucurbituril nano-containers in catalytic amounts is employed to control selectivity during photochemical transformations. In the second approach, a generalized methodology for carrying out light-induced transformations in solution at ambient conditions is detailed where axially chiral motifs are employed to enantiospecifically transfer the axial chirality in the reactant to point chirality in the photoproduct(s).

Funding data

CHIMIA Vol. 65 No. 4 (2011): Laureates: Awards and Honors SCS Fall Meeting

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Published

2011-04-27

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 4 (2011): Laureates: Awards and Honors SCS Fall Meeting 2010

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Scientific Articles

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Copyright (c) 2011 Swiss Chemical Society

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How to Cite

[1]
A. Ayitou, B. C. Pemberton, E. Kumarasamy, N. Vallavoju, J. Sivaguru, Chimia 2011, 65, 202, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2011.202.