Abstract
A photoresponsive surfactant with a cationic azobenzene head group (I) was synthesized. It was demonstrated that by mixing (I) with a conventional cationic micelle the rate of the micelle-catalyzed reaction (base-catalyzed proton abstraction from benzoin) can be controlled by light. The origin of the photocontrol was accounted for by the difference in the partitioning of trans-(I) and cis-(I) in the micelle phase.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1409-1412 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1981 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry