EFFECT OF CYCLODEXTRIN ON INTERMOLECULAR PHOTOALKOXYCARBONYLMETHYLATION OF ANISOLE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)77042-0

The photolyses of anisole (1) and pentyl chloroacetate (2b) in isotropic media produce both alkylation products 3b-5b and dipentyl succinate (6b).In α- and β-CD complexes in aqueous solutions, 6b was absent and the o-alkylation product 3b was predominant.A cage effect and geometric control are attributed to the observed selective product distribution in α- and β-CD complexes in aqueous solutions.