Issue 77, 2015
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A photoswitchable organocatalyst based on a catalyst-imprinted polymer containing azobenzene†

Hua-dong Liu,a   An-xun Zheng,a   Cheng-bin Gong,*a   Xue-bing Ma,a   Michael Hon-Wah Lam,b   Cheuk-fai Chow*c  and  Qian Tang*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
E-mail: gongcbtq@swu.edu.cn, qiantang@swu.edu.cn

b Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

c Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China
E-mail: cfchow@ied.edu.hk

Abstract

An L-proline-catalyzed aldol reaction was photo-controlled using an L-proline-imprinted polymer containing azobenzene. Upon UV irradiation, azobenzene chromophores underwent trans → cis isomerization, thereby releasing L-proline to catalyze the aldol reaction.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA10343F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Jun 2015
Accepted
15 Jul 2015
First published
16 Jul 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 62539-62542

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A photoswitchable organocatalyst based on a catalyst-imprinted polymer containing azobenzene

H. Liu, A. Zheng, C. Gong, X. Ma, M. Hon-Wah Lam, C. Chow and Q. Tang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 62539 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA10343F

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