Controlling photochemistry with distinct hydrophobic nanoenvironments.
A combination of hydrophobic forces and guest templation drive the assembly of cavitands into molecular capsules. Encapsulated guests such as dibenzyl ketones reside in an essentially dry environment, and upon irradiation, undergo rearrangement processes that are templated by the shape of the 1 nm x 2 nm cavity.
Kaanumalle
Lakshmi S
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Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA.
Gibb
Corinne L D
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Gibb
Bruce C
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Ramamurthy
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D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D011407:Propane / Q000737:chemistry; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
D007659:Ketones; D011721:Pyrenes; D011407:Propane