Competing supramolecular assembly of amphiphiles to form micelles or pseudorotaxanes.
[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.
Suzaki
Yuji
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Chemical Resources Laboratory R1-3, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
Taira
Toshiaki
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Takeuchi
Daisuke
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Osakada
Kohtaro
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