Supramolecular photodimerization of coumarins

Koichi Tanaka

doi:10.3390/molecules17021408

Supramolecular photodimerization of coumarins

Molecules. 2012 Feb 3;17(2):1408-18. doi: 10.3390/molecules17021408.

Author

Koichi Tanaka¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan. ktanaka@kansai-u.ac.jp

Abstract

Stereoselective photodimerization of coumarin and its derivatives in supra-molecular systems is reviewed. The enantioselective photodimerization of coumarin and thiocoumarin in inclusion crystals with optically active host compounds is also described.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Coumarins / chemistry*
Dimerization
Photochemistry
Solutions

Substances

Coumarins
Solutions