title: A photoswitchable supramolecular complex with release-and-report capabilities.
abstract: A self-assembled supramolecular platform has been designed for reversibly controlling the concentration of a compound in solution, via a photochemical reaction. The system utilizes metal-ligand interactions between a Zn-porphyrin dimer and a pyridine-appended dithienylethene (DTE) photoswitch. In addition to reversible compound release, the spectral properties of the release scaffold provide a fluorescence-based reporting function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden. a-son@chalmers.se.
authors.forename: Jesper R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: Melanie C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Harry L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Joakim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andréasson
mesh_terms: D019281:Dimerization; D007536:Isomerism; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D011725:Pyridines; C017802:zinc hematoporphyrin; C023666:pyridine