title: A fluorescent molecular capsule with a flexible polyaromatic shell for the detection of monoterpene compounds in water.
abstract: A new molecular capsule with a flexible fluorescent shell was formed by the quantitative self-complementary assembly of amphiphilic, U-shaped polyaromatic subunits in water. The capsule can fully encapsulate a variety of non-fluorescent monoterpene compounds (e.g., menthone, menthol, and p-menthane) in the hydrophobic cavity and act as a fluorescent supramolecular probe for recognizing the structural identity of the analytes by emissive signals in water at room temperature.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan. yoshizawa.m.ac@m.titech.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan. yoshizawa.m.ac@m.titech.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan. yoshizawa.m.ac@m.titech.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sei
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan. yoshizawa.m.ac@m.titech.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Munetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akita
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan. yoshizawa.m.ac@m.titech.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Michito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa