Issue 18, 2019

Circularly polarized light modulated supramolecular self-assembly for an azobenzene-based chiral gel

Abstract

UV light-triggered trans-to-cis isomerization of azobenzene usually results in the collapse of a self-assembly system owing to the breaking of molecular planarity. Interestingly, two totally opposite self-assembly trends have been detected when a C2v-symmetric chiral gelator was irradiated by a circularly polarized light (CPL) with specific handedness, indicating that CPL could become a powerful tool in modulating the assembly behaviour of the photo-responsive system.

Graphical abstract: Circularly polarized light modulated supramolecular self-assembly for an azobenzene-based chiral gel

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 3 2019
Accepted
29 3 2019
First published
02 4 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 10360-10363

Circularly polarized light modulated supramolecular self-assembly for an azobenzene-based chiral gel

K. Shao, Z. Lv, Y. Xiong, G. Li, D. Wang, H. Zhang and G. Qing, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 10360 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA01974J

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