An evanescent field driven mono-molecular layer photoswitch: coordination and release of metallated macrocycles.
Photoswitching of 'on' and 'off' coordination sites in a self assembled monolayer containing the 4-(arylazo)pyridine chromophore has been achieved using the evanescent field and illustrated through coordination and photon induced release of zinc tetraphenylporphyrin.
Wolfson Materials and Catalysis Centre, School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK NR4 7TJ. m.cook@uea.ac.uk
Michael J
MJ
Cook
Anne-Mette
AM
Nygård
Zhenxin
Z
Wang
David A
DA
Russell