Insight into functionalized-macrocycles-guided supramolecular photocatalysis

• Minzan Zuo,
• Krishnasamy Velmurugan,
• Kaiya Wang,
• Xueqi Tian and
• Xiao-Yu Hu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 139–155, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.15

• also discussed. Keywords: host–guest chemistry; macrocycles; noncovalent interactions; supramolecular photocatalysis; Introduction Enzyme-catalyzed reactions are often carried out fantastically in nature via noncovalent interactions of a substrate [1][2]. Inspired by these natural processes, chemists

• bimolecular photoreaction quantum yield in an isotropic medium, and iii) the substrate and the products should be released from the supramolecular system via a dynamic exchange, which directs to a better yield and catalytic efficiency. To strengthen the above concepts, supramolecular photocatalysis needs a

• reactions, including photopolymerization, photohydrolysis, and photodimerization [42][43][44][45][46]. Chemical transformations assisted by nanosized reaction vessels have gained attention in the field of supramolecular photocatalysis. Therefore, Sivaguru et al. performed the photodimerization of coumarin