Photoinduced control of cation binding ability of non-conjugated bichromophoric receptors

Citation
Jp. Desvergne et al., Photoinduced control of cation binding ability of non-conjugated bichromophoric receptors, COORD CH RE, 186, 1999, pp. 357-371
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
Journal title
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
ISSN journal
00108545 → ACNP
Volume
186
Year of publication
1999
Pages
357 - 371
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-8545(199905)186:<357:PCOCBA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Several receptors based on nonconjugated bichromophores displaying phototun able cation binding properties have been designed and studied. Some of thes e systems undergo a reversible photocyclisation to produce a crown ether or a cryptand; the photoswitching induces significant changes on a long time scale (hours to months after illumination) of the complexing ability of the material. Other bitopic receptors display a sudden ann transitory change o f cation concentration only during the singlet excited state lifetime. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.