Issue 5, 2015

A photoswitchable supramolecular complex with release-and-report capabilities

Abstract

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.

Graphical abstract: A photoswitchable supramolecular complex with release-and-report capabilities

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Oct 2014
Accepted
21 Nov 2014
First published
26 Nov 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 847-850

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A photoswitchable supramolecular complex with release-and-report capabilities

J. R. Nilsson, M. C. O’Sullivan, S. Li, H. L. Anderson and J. Andréasson, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 847 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC08513B

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