Issue 36, 2017

Controlling the photochemical reaction of an azastilbene derivative in water using a water-soluble pillar[6]arene

Abstract

Photochemistry plays an important role in our lives. It has also been a common tool in the laboratory to construct complicated systems from small molecules. Supramolecular chemistry provides an opportunity to solve some of the problems in controlling photochemical reactions via non-covalent interactions. By using confining media and weak interactions between the medium and the reactant molecule, the excited state behavior of molecules has been successfully manipulated. Pillararenes, a new class of macrocyclic hosts, have rarely been used in the field of photochemical investigations, such as the controlling of photo-induced reactions. Herein, we explore a synthetic macrocyclic host, a water-soluble pillar[6]arene, as a controlling tool to manipulate the photo-induced reactions (hydration) in water. A host–guest system in water based on a water-soluble pillar[6]arene and an azastilbene derivative, (E)-4,4′-dimethyl-4,4′-diazoniastilbene diiodide, has been constructed. Then this water-soluble pillar[6]arene was successfully employed to control the photohydration of the azastilbene derivative in water as a “protective agent”.

Graphical abstract: Controlling the photochemical reaction of an azastilbene derivative in water using a water-soluble pillar[6]arene

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Jun 2017
Accepted
24 Aug 2017
First published
24 Aug 2017

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 7618-7622

Controlling the photochemical reaction of an azastilbene derivative in water using a water-soluble pillar[6]arene

D. Xia, P. Wang and B. Shi, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 7618 DOI: 10.1039/C7OB01441D

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