Affinity modulation of photoresponsive hosts for fullerenes: light-gated corannulene tweezers. Issue 88 (20th September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barbero, Héctor; Ferrero, Sergio; Álvarez-Miguel, Lucía; Gómez-Iglesias, Patricia; Miguel, Daniel; Álvarez, Celedonio M.
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 52:Issue 88(2016)
• Page Start: 12964
• Page End: 12967
• Publication Date: 2016-09-20
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c6cc06445k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : Photo-reversible molecular tweezers based on bis-corannulene azobenzene derivatives have been assessed as host for fullerenes. Abstract : 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.