Abstract
The recent advances in the development and application of amphiphilic photomicroreactors with “soft” cavities in terms of supramolecular chemistry are reviewed. In this article, we describe how these microreactors alter the photochemical behavior of guests inside their “soft” confined and restrict microenvironment. The main aim is to show the different types of amphiphilic microreactors, the photoreactions occurring within them and the great promise of these microreactors. Finally a comparison between the “soft” cavities and “hard” cavities (such as zeolite, cage molecules, etc.) as well as the current challenges and further directions of these microreactors are also discussed at the end of this review.
Keywords: Confined microenvironment, dendrimers, micelles, microreactors, photochemistry, photophysics, polymers, vesicles.
Current Organic Chemistry
Title:Photoreactions in Amphiphilic Microreactors with "Soft" Cavities: Controlling Product Selectivity in Solution
Volume: 18 Issue: 15
Author(s): Zhao Yuan and Feng Liang
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Keywords: Confined microenvironment, dendrimers, micelles, microreactors, photochemistry, photophysics, polymers, vesicles.
Abstract: The recent advances in the development and application of amphiphilic photomicroreactors with “soft” cavities in terms of supramolecular chemistry are reviewed. In this article, we describe how these microreactors alter the photochemical behavior of guests inside their “soft” confined and restrict microenvironment. The main aim is to show the different types of amphiphilic microreactors, the photoreactions occurring within them and the great promise of these microreactors. Finally a comparison between the “soft” cavities and “hard” cavities (such as zeolite, cage molecules, etc.) as well as the current challenges and further directions of these microreactors are also discussed at the end of this review.
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Yuan Zhao and Liang Feng, Photoreactions in Amphiphilic Microreactors with "Soft" Cavities: Controlling Product Selectivity in Solution, Current Organic Chemistry 2014; 18 (15) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272819666140514005617
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272819666140514005617 |
Print ISSN 1385-2728 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5348 |
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