title: Competing supramolecular assembly of amphiphiles to form micelles or pseudorotaxanes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Micelles of an amphiphile that encapsulate the added dye in water can be released, upon addition of alpha-CD, to form pseudorotaxane. The equilibrium between the micelles and the pseudorotaxanes and the absorption spectra of solution are controlled by temperature reversibly.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory R1-3, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzaki
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Kohtaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osakada