Issue 12, 2014

Supramolecular photocatalysis: combining confinement and non-covalent interactions to control light initiated reactions

Abstract

Using non-bonding interactions to control photochemical reactions requires an understanding of not only thermodynamics and kinetics of ground state and excited state processes but also the intricate interactions that dictate the dynamics within the system of interest. This review is geared towards a conceptual understanding of how one can control the reactivity and selectivity in the excited state by employing confinement and non-covalent interactions. Photochemical reactivity of organic molecules within confined containers and organized assemblies as well as organic templates that interact through H-bonding and/or cation–carbonyl/cation–π interactions is reviewed with an eye towards understanding supramolecular effects and photocatalysis.

Graphical abstract: Supramolecular photocatalysis: combining confinement and non-covalent interactions to control light initiated reactions

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
24 ⴷⵓⵊ 2013
First published
07 ⵉⴱⵔ 2014

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2014,43, 4084-4101

Supramolecular photocatalysis: combining confinement and non-covalent interactions to control light initiated reactions

N. Vallavoju and J. Sivaguru, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2014, 43, 4084 DOI: 10.1039/C3CS60471C

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements