title: Efficient and selective photodimerization of 2-naphthalenecarbonitrile mediated by cucurbit[8]uril in an aqueous solution.
abstract: The photodimerization of 2-naphthalenecarbonitrile (2-NpCN) in a cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) aqueous solution was investigated. Spectroscopic analysis and product distribution reveal that the use of CB[8] as a host inverted the product selectivity from photodimers 2 and 3 in cyclohexane to photodimer 1 in a CB[8] aqueous solution with a large rate acceleration under ambient temperature and pressure.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Su-Fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Gui-Hong
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Xin-Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chen-Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.forename: Li-Zhu
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Wu