'Lock and key' control of optical properties in a push-pull system.
We report the modulation of the absorbance of a flavin push-pull derivative through specific recognition by a complementary diamidopyridine (DAP), shifting the flavin intramolecular charge transfer band by approximately 30 nm.
Jordan
Brian J
BJ
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
Pollier
Michael A
MA
Ofir
Yuval
Y
Joubanian
Steven
S
Mehtala
Jonathan G
JG
Sinkel
Carsten
C
Caldwell
Stuart T
ST
Kennedy
Andrew
A
Rabani
Gouher
G
Cooke
Graeme
G
Rotello
Vincent M
VM