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To investigate whether photoexcitation of a self-assembled coordination cage can promote the selective oxidation of photochemically inert alkane guests trapped inside its cavity.

July 13, 2004Journal of the American Chemical Society

Alkane Oxidation via Photochemical Excitation of a Self-Assembled Molecular Cage

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MYMichito YoshizawaShanghai Institute for Science of Science SMSachiko MiyagiOmron (Japan)MKMasaki KawanoShanghai Institute for Science of Science

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Experimental study demonstrates regioselective alkane oxidation inside a self-assembled coordination cage under photoexcitation, suggesting host-guest cooperativity drives inert substrate activation.

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To investigate whether photoexcitation of a self-assembled coordination cage can promote the selective oxidation of photochemically inert alkane guests trapped inside its cavity.
Encapsulated inert alkane guests, including adamantane and cyclooctane, within self-assembled M6L4-type coordination cages.
Photoexcited the host-guest assemblies under anaerobic conditions.
Monitored radical formation and guest oxidation using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometry and optical colorimetric changes.
Photoexcitation of the cage assembly prompted regioselective oxidation of encapsulated alkane guests within the cavity.
Anaerobic photoexcitation yielded stable radical species characterized by an ESR signal at g = 2.002 and a color change from colorless to blue.
Elimination of any individual component—metal, ligand, or guest—completely prevented the unusual oxidation and radical generation.

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Yoshizawa et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ffc1e064548b97a42d71a4 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja047612u

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Experimental study demonstrates regioselective alkane oxidation inside a self-assembled coordination cage under photoexcitation, suggesting host-guest cooperativity drives inert substrate activation.

Alkane Oxidation via Photochemical Excitation of a Self-Assembled Molecular Cage

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