Issue 44, 2013
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Chemical Communications

Light-triggered self-assembly of a dichromonyl compound in water†

Willem A. Velema,a   Marc C. A. Stuart,a   Wiktor Szymanski*a  and  Ben L. Feringa*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, The Netherlands
E-mail: b.l.feringa@rug.nl, w.c.szymanski@rug.nl
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Abstract

External control over self-assembling structures is achieved by incorporating an azobenzene photoswitch into the structure of a dichromonyl compound. The self-assembly of dichromonyl compounds into fibers leads to the formation of a hydrogel and can be triggered with visible light.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC41018H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Feb 2013
Accepted
12 Apr 2013
First published
12 Apr 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 5001-5003

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Light-triggered self-assembly of a dichromonyl compound in water

W. A. Velema, M. C. A. Stuart, W. Szymanski and B. L. Feringa, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 5001 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41018H

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