Issue 13, 2007

Supramolecular assemblies built with host-stabilized charge-transfer interactions

Abstract

Host-stabilized charge-transfer (CT) interactions and supramolecular assemblies built with these interactions are described. A variety of supramolecular assemblies including polyrotaxanes, molecular necklaces, and rotaxane dendrimers were synthesized through the intramolecular or intermolecular host-stabilized CT complex formation using cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) and D–A molecules having both electron-donor and electron-acceptor units connected by various types of linkers. Applications, including the design and synthesis of redox-driven molecular machines such as molecular loop locks, development of redox-controllable vesicles and detection of biologically important molecules, are also described.

Graphical abstract: Supramolecular assemblies built with host-stabilized charge-transfer interactions

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
17 Nhl 2006
Accepted
10 Huk 2006
First published
12 N’w 2006

Chem. Commun., 2007, 1305-1315

Supramolecular assemblies built with host-stabilized charge-transfer interactions

Y. H. Ko, E. Kim, I. Hwang and K. Kim, Chem. Commun., 2007, 1305 DOI: 10.1039/B615103E

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