A photoswitchable supramolecular complex with release-and-report capabilities
Journal article, 2015
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.
Author
Jesper Nilsson
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry
M. C. O'Sullivan
University of Oxford
Shiming Li
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Harry L. Anderson
University of Oxford
Joakim Andreasson
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chemical Communications
1359-7345 (ISSN) 1364-548X (eISSN)
Vol. 51 5 847-850Photochromic Systems for Solid State Molecular Electronic Devices and Light-Activated Cancer Drugs (PHOTOCHROMES)
European Commission (EC) (EC/FP7/203952), 2008-09-01 -- 2013-08-31.
Subject Categories
Chemical Sciences
DOI
10.1039/c4cc08513b