Pillar[6]arene-Based Photoresponsive Host–Guest Complexation
Journal of the American Chemical Society2012Vol. 134(20), pp. 8711–8717
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Guocan Yu, Chengyou Han, Zibin Zhang, Jianzhuang Chen, Xuzhou Yan, Bo Zheng, Shiyong Liu, Feihe Huang
Abstract
The trans form of an azobenzene-containing guest can complex with a pillar[6]arene, while it cannot complex with pillar[5]arenes due to the different cavity sizes of the pillar[6]arene and the pillar[5]arenes. The spontaneous aggregation of its host-guest complex with the pillar[6]arene can be reversibly photocontrolled by irradiation with UV and visible light, leading to a switch between irregular aggregates and vesicle-like aggregates. This new pillar[6]arene-based photoresponsive host-guest recognition motif can work in organic solvents and is a good supplement to the existing widely used cyclodextrin/azobenzene recognition motif.
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