Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1998, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (10): 1611.

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Microenvironmental Effects on the Photochemical and Photophysical Processes of Long Chain Coumarin Esters

DU Da-Ming1, WANG Yong-Mei2, MENG Ji-Ben2   

  1. 1. College of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100;
    2. Department of Chemistry, Nankai Univrsity, Tianjin, 300071
  • Received:1997-09-13 Online:1998-10-24 Published:1998-10-24

Abstract: The photochemical reactions and photophysics of long chain coumarin esters have been investigated. In dioxane water(DX H2O) solvent mixture, long chain 4-methyl-7-hydroxycoumarin hexadecanate and octadecanate form aggregates forced by the hydrophobic effect. The photochemical reactions of this two long chain coumarin esters gave exclusively anti-HTdimer in 75% and 90% yields respectively in dioxane-water(volume ratio 1:2) solvent mixture. The excimer formation and the acceleration of photochemical reaction were ascribed to the hydrophobic effect and the changes of microenvironment.

Key words: Photochemistry, Coumarin, Excimer

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