Supramolecular organic photochemistry: Control of covalent bond formation through noncovalent supramolecular interactions and magnetic effects

摘要

Supramolecular organic photochemistry, a field concerned with theinteraction of light with supramolecular assemblies of organicmolecules, has been inspired by the remarkable structural anddynamic features of guest@host chemistry, particularly as exemplifiedby enzymes. Exemplars of supramolecular organic photochemistry fromsoft-matter hosts (micelles) and hard-matter hosts (porous solids) arediscussed with an emphasis on how noncovalent interactions, which areat the heart of supramolecular chemistry, can be systematicallyexploited to control the catalytic and magnetic effects on theformation of covalent bonds from photochemically produced pairs ofradicals.