Crystallographic observation of an olefin photodimerization reaction that takes place via thermal molecular tumbling within a self-assembled host.
In situ crystallography reveals that the solid state [2 + 2] photodimerization of acenaphthylene in a coordination cage takes place smoothly without preorganizaiton of reaction centers at a preferred geometry, because the substrate tumbles thermally in the large hollow of the cage.
Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo and CREST, Japan Science ad Technology Corporation (JST), 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Kanji
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Takaoka
Masaki
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Kawano
Tomoji
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Ozeki
Makoto
M
Fujita