Photocatalytic Supramolecular Enantiodifferentiating Dimerization of 2-Anthracenecarboxylic Acid through Triplet-Triplet Annihilation

Org Lett. 2018 Mar 16;20(6):1680-1683. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00520. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

Abstract

Visible-light-driven enantiodifferentiating photodimerization of 2-anthracenecarboxylic acid (AC) sensitized by Schiff base Pt(II) complex-grafted γ-cyclodextrins leads the first triplet-triplet annihilation-based catalytic photochirogenesis. The syn-head-to-tail (HT) photodimer 2 was achieved in up to 31.4% ee at 61.0% conversion in the presence of 0.5% equiv of the photocatalyst.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't