A photoswitchable supramolecular complex with release-and-report capabilities

A photoswitchable supramolecular complex with release-and-report capabilities

A self-assembled supramolecular platform has been designed for reversibly controlling the concentration of a compound in solution, via a photochemical reaction. The system utilizes metal-ligand interactions between a Zn-porphyrin dimer and a pyridine-appended dithienylethene (DTE) photoswitch. In ad...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 51; no. 5; p. 847
Main Authors: Nilsson, Jesper R, O'Sullivan, Melanie C, Li, S, Anderson, Harry L, Andréasson, Joakim
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 18-01-2015
Subjects:
Dimerization
Isomerism
Metalloporphyrins - chemistry
Photochemical Processes
Pyridines - chemistry
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Summary:A self-assembled supramolecular platform has been designed for reversibly controlling the concentration of a compound in solution, via a photochemical reaction. The system utilizes metal-ligand interactions between a Zn-porphyrin dimer and a pyridine-appended dithienylethene (DTE) photoswitch. In addition to reversible compound release, the spectral properties of the release scaffold provide a fluorescence-based reporting function.
ISSN:1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c4cc08513b