Guest Exchange among Distinct Water-Soluble Supramolecular Nanocages
Abstract
H NMR spectroscopy, and the NMR spectra indicate an intermediate time scale exchange. Line-shape simulations of the experimental spectra using a two-state exchange model provide a quantitative description of the guest exchange rates on the millisecond time scale. We utilize the exchange time scales to perform a visible-light-driven hetero C-C coupling reaction between two distinct terminal aromatic alkynes in water. Our work therefore demonstrates that supramolecular photoredox catalysis using multiple cages can be controlled via the guest exchange dynamics, providing inspiration for multistep organic transformations in water.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 7733–7740
- Publication date
- 27 March 2026
- Language
- EN