Expected and unexpected photoreactions of 9-(10-)substituted anthracene derivatives in cucurbit[<i>n</i>]uril hosts
Xianchen Hu, Fengbo Liu, Xiongzhi Zhang, Zhiyong Zhao, Simin Liu
Abstract
complex. This unexpected photosolvolysis was rationalized by a plausible catalytic cycle in which anthracene acts as a photoremovable protecting group (PPG) and the carbonium ion intermediate is stabilized by CB[8].
Topics & Concepts
AnthraceneChemistryMedicinal chemistryStereochemistryPhotochemistrySupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection