Selective photoinduced energy transfer from a thiophene rotaxane to acceptor

Kazuya Sakamoto; Yoshinori Takashima; Norio Hamada; Hideki Ichida; Hiroyasu Yamaguchi; Hitoshi Yamamoto; Akira Harada

doi:10.1021/ol102912g

Selective photoinduced energy transfer from a thiophene rotaxane to acceptor

Org Lett. 2011 Feb 18;13(4):672-5. doi: 10.1021/ol102912g. Epub 2011 Jan 6.

Authors

Kazuya Sakamoto¹, Yoshinori Takashima, Norio Hamada, Hideki Ichida, Hiroyasu Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Akira Harada

Affiliation

¹ Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.

PMID: 21210700
DOI: 10.1021/ol102912g

Abstract

An energy transfer process was investigated using cyclodextrin-oligothiophene rotaxanes (2T-[2]rotaxane). The excited energy of 2T-[2]rotaxane is transferred to the sexithiophene derivative which is included in the cavity of β-CD stoppers of 2T-[2]rotaxane.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cyclodextrins / chemistry
Energy Transfer*
Fluorescence
Molecular Structure
Photochemical Processes
Rotaxanes / chemistry*
Thiophenes / chemistry*

Substances

Cyclodextrins
Rotaxanes
Thiophenes