A dithienylethene-tethered beta-cyclodextrin dimer as a photoswitchable host

Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Nov 21:(22):2734-5. doi: 10.1039/b208692a.

Authors

Alart Mulder¹, Amela Jukovic, Linda N Lucas, Jan van Esch, Ben L Feringa, Jurriaan Huskens, David N Reinhoudt

Affiliation

¹ University of Twente, MESA+ Research Institute, Department of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.

PMID: 12510323
DOI: 10.1039/b208692a

Abstract

The binding of TSPP by a dithienylethene-tethered beta-cyclodextrin dimer can be altered reversibly by irradiation with light.