Aqueous solubilization of photochromic compounds by bile salt aggregates.
Bile salts form aggregates in aqueous solutions which were shown to efficiently solubilize aqueous insoluble photochromic compounds. Photochromic switching was observed for a spiropyran and a diarylethene. In the case of the spiropyran, the incorporation into the bile salt aggregate led to improved hydrolytic stability and changes in thermal rate constants.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, PO Box 3065, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3V6.
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