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Cyclophane size drives the photochemical behaviour of benzophenone

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A new series of all-heterahomocalixarene-type structures was prepared. The new hetera[2n]metacyclophanes obtained contain a benzophenone moiety as photoactive component. Although both forms possess identical building blocks and differ only in ring size, they are markedly different in photochemical reactivity. The cyclophane size is the driving force for the photochemical behaviour of the benzophenone.

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  1. BIONAND-Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, 29590, Málaga, Spain

    Yolanda Vida & Ezequiel Perez-Inestrosa

  2. Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain

    Yolanda Vida & Ezequiel Perez-Inestrosa

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This article is published as part of a themed issue in honour of Jean-Pierre Desvergne on the occasion of his 65th birthday.

Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Materials and methods; NMR spectra; characterization of compounds. See DOI: 10.1039/c2pp25025j

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Vida, Y., Perez-Inestrosa, E. Cyclophane size drives the photochemical behaviour of benzophenone. Photochem Photobiol Sci 11, 1645–1651 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1039/c2pp25025j

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