Melding Caged Compounds with Supramolecular Containers: Photogeneration and Miscreant Behavior of the Coumarylmethyl Carbocation Nareshbabu Kamatham José P. Da Silva Richard S. Givens V. Ramamurthy 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01572.s001 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Melding_Caged_Compounds_with_Supramolecular_Containers_Photogeneration_and_Miscreant_Behavior_of_the_Coumarylmethyl_Carbocation/5120008 By merging well-established concepts of supramolecular chemistry, protecting group strategy, and photochemistry, we have solubilized in water hydrophobic organic molecules consisting of a photoactive protecting group and masked carboxylic acids, released the desired acid, and confined a reactive carbocation intermediate within a capsule. Confinement of the photogenerated carbocation brought out the latent radical-like behavior. This observation is consistent with the recent theoretical prediction of the 7-(diethylamino)­coumarinyl-4-methyl carbocation having a triplet diradical ground-state electronic contribution. 2017-06-19 23:48:43 Supramolecular Containers reactive carbocation radical-like behavior triplet diradical ground-state Miscreant Behavior carboxylic acids Melding Caged Compounds supramolecular chemistry Coumarylmethyl Carbocation photogenerated carbocation group strategy