Issue 25, 2012

Hydrogen bonding of excited states in supramolecular host–guest inclusion complexes

Abstract

Host–guest inclusion complexes represent an important type of supramolecular structure, one which finds widespread applications in diverse areas including separations science, the food industry, molecular sensors and optical devices. There are several driving forces for the formation of such inclusion complexes in solution; one of the most important is hydrogen bonding between the guest and host molecules. The nature or strength of the hydrogen bonding may change upon electronic excitation of the guest, for example during fluorescence studies or when the inclusion complex is used as an optical sensor. In this Perspective article, the impact of hydrogen bonding between excited state guests and their hosts is examined in detail, in terms of the impact on the formation and stability of such excited state complexes, the effects on guest fluorescence, changes in the stability of ground state guest complexes upon electronic excitation, the application of inclusion complexes as fluorescent sensors and materials, and the use of fluorescence spectroscopy for their study.

Graphical abstract: Hydrogen bonding of excited states in supramolecular host–guest inclusion complexes

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
01 Feb 2012
Accepted
30 Apr 2012
First published
30 Apr 2012

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012,14, 8825-8835

Hydrogen bonding of excited states in supramolecular host–guest inclusion complexes

B. D. Wagner, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 8825 DOI: 10.1039/C2CP40310B

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