Volume 128, Issue 10 pp. 3538-3541
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Halogen-Bond-Templated [2+2] Photodimerization in the Solid State: Directed Synthesis and Rare Self-Inclusion of a Halogenated Product

Michael A. Sinnwell

Michael A. Sinnwell

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, E555 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, IA, 52242 USA

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Prof. Dr. Leonard R. MacGillivray

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Prof. Dr. Leonard R. MacGillivray

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, E555 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, IA, 52242 USA

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First published: 02 February 2016
Citations: 31

Abstract

A ditopic halogen-bond acceptor organizes a diiodooctafluorostilbene for a [2+2] photodimerization reaction to take place between two stilbene molecules in the solid state. The resultant cyclobutane product is functionalized with halogen atoms and undergoes self-assembly to form a channel-type host–guest compound that exhibits a very rare form of self-inclusion.

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