Excited state chemistry of capsular assemblies in aqueous solution and on silica surfaces |
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Authors: | Ramasamy Elamparuthi Jayaraj Nithyanandhan Porel Mintu Ramamurthy Vaidhyanathan |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124, United States. |
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Abstract: | Synthesis and encapsulation properties of two new water-soluble resorcinol-capped organic cavitands (tetra acid and octa acid; RTA and ROA) are reported in this Letter. Organic guest molecules template the formation of capsular assembly of the above cavitands in water. Depending upon the guest, either 1:2 (guest to host) or 2:2 capsular assemblies were formed. The excited state properties of guests such as anthracene, camphorthione, and 4,4'-dimethyl benzil were distinctly different within a capsular assembly from those when they were free in a solution. Importantly, the host-guest complexes of the above two hosts (RTA and ROA) as well as octa acid (OA) could be transferred to a silica surface. The excited state behavior of host-guest assemblies on silica surface resembled that in solution. The high cage effect in the decarbonylation products and high yield of rearrangement product obtained upon photolysis of 1-phenyl-3-tolyl-2-propanone included within RTA, ROA, and OA both in solution and on silica surface supported the conclusion that capsular assemblies of these hosts are stable on silica surface. |
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