Exploring Catalysis inside Self-assembled Supramolecular Containers

Lorenzo Catti; Thomas M. Bräuer; Qi Zhang; Konrad Tiefenbacher

doi:10.2533/chimia.2016.810

Exploring Catalysis inside Self-assembled Supramolecular Containers

Authors

Lorenzo Catti Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St.-Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
Thomas M. Bräuer Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St.-Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
Qi Zhang Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St.-Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
Konrad Tiefenbacher Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St.-Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland; Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland. tkonrad@ethz.ch konrad.tiefenbacher@unibas.ch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2016.810

Keywords:

Catalysis, Cyclization, Host–guest chemistry, Molecular capsule, Supramolecular chemistry

Abstract

Our group is interested in applying supramolecular host systems as catalysts for challenging transformations. Although a variety of supramolecular containers has been described in literature, their use as reaction chambers is still underexplored. We herein describe our first steps in this exciting interdisciplinary field of research.