Photo-induced switchable binding behavior of bridged bis(β- cyclodextrin) with an azobenzene dicarboxylate linker

Yu Liu*, Shu Kang, Yong Chen, Ying Wei Yang, Jurriaan Huskens

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Abstract

A bridged bis(β-cyclodextrin) (1) with an azobenzene dicarboxylate linker was synthesized, and its binding behavior with a fluorescent dye, acridine red (AR), was investigated by means of fluorescence spectroscopy. Due to the photo-induced conversion of the azobenzene dicarboxylate linker from the trans-conformer to the cis-conformer, 1 exhibits a different binding behavior before and after UV light irradiation, giving a stronger binding ability towards AR in the cis form. This switchable binding behavior of 1 may open a new channel to the design of azobenzenelinked dimeric receptors as photo-induced molecular devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-201
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of inclusion phenomena and macrocyclic chemistry
Volume56
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2006

Keywords

  • Azobenzene
  • Bridged bis(cyclodextrin)
  • Photoisomerization
  • Switchable binding behavior
  • 2023 OA procedure

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