Issue 15, 2006
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Chemical Communications

Crystallographic observation of an olefin photodimerization reaction that takes place via thermal molecular tumbling within a self-assembled host†

Kanji Takaoka,a   Masaki Kawano,*a   Tomoji Ozekib  and  Makoto Fujita*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo and CREST, Japan Science ad Technology Corporation (JST), 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
E-mail: mkawano@appchem.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp, mfujita@appchem.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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b Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan

Abstract

In situ crystallography reveals that the solid state [2 + 2] photodimerization of acenaphthylene in a coordination cage takes place smoothly without preorganizaiton of reaction centers at a preferred geometry, because the substrate tumbles thermally in the large hollow of the cage.

Graphical abstract: Crystallographic observation of an olefin photodimerization reaction that takes place via thermal molecular tumbling within a self-assembled host

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B600812G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Jan 2006
Accepted
15 Feb 2006
First published
07 Mar 2006

Chem. Commun., 2006, 1625-1627

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Crystallographic observation of an olefin photodimerization reaction that takes place via thermal molecular tumbling within a self-assembled host

K. Takaoka, M. Kawano, T. Ozeki and M. Fujita, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1625 DOI: 10.1039/B600812G

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