Affinity modulation of photoresponsive hosts for fullerenes: light-gated corannulene tweezers

Six azobenzene derivatives bearing polyaromatic fragments have been prepared and their reversible photoisomerization has been assessed. Corannulene-functionalized molecules have demonstrated excellent switchable hosting abilities towards fullerenes in which an interesting range of affinities has bee...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2016-01, Vol.52 (88), p.12964-12967
Main Authors: Barbero, Héctor, Ferrero, Sergio, Álvarez-Miguel, Lucía, Gómez-Iglesias, Patricia, Miguel, Daniel, Álvarez, Celedonio M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affinity
Bearing
Derivatives
Design analysis
Destruction
Formations
Fullerenes
Modulation
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Summary:Six azobenzene derivatives bearing polyaromatic fragments have been prepared and their reversible photoisomerization has been assessed. Corannulene-functionalized molecules have demonstrated excellent switchable hosting abilities towards fullerenes in which an interesting range of affinities has been found. The success of this design relies upon the reversible formation and destruction of tweezer-like structures.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c6cc06445k