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Photoreactions in hydrophobic pockets

Devanathan, S and Syamala, MS and Ramamoorthy, V (1987) Photoreactions in hydrophobic pockets. In: Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences: Chemical Sciences, 98 (5-6). pp. 391-407.

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Abstract

Organic chemists have long recognized the important role that reaction media play in controlling rates, product distributions and stereochemistry. Recently, much effort has been directed towards the use of organized media to modify reaftivity as compared to that in isotropic liquids. Judicious selection of a given organized system for a given application requires sufficient understanding of the properties of the organized media themselves and those of the substrate interactions therein. The multimolecular aggregation of hydrophobic solutes in water could prove to be of immense value to the organic chemist. The aggregation of simple olefinic systems in water would enable photocycloaddition to compete efficiently with the various other modes of dacay of the short-lived excited state. Investigations of a few systems (dimerization of coumarins, stilbenes and alkylcinnamates) in our laboratory have been successful and they bring to light the significance of the hydrophobic effect. One of the most accepted manifestations of the hydiophobic interactions is probably the formation of micellar aggregates in aqueous solutions. Micelles provide a unique interface between aqueous and non-aqueous phases at which the non-polar solute can orient itself. While intermolecular orientation at micellar interfaces can provide selectivity in dimerization reactions, intramolecular orientation can be utilized to bring about selectivity in unimolecular photo-transformations. Such examples are presented.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences: Chemical Sciences
Publisher: Indian Academy of Sciences
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy of Sciences.
Keywords: Photoreactions;association in aqueous media;micellar effect;selectivity in reactions; hydrophobic effect.
Department/Centre: Division of Chemical Sciences > Organic Chemistry
Date Deposited: 02 Apr 2008
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2010 04:44
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/13593

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