Azobenzene-functionalized metal-organic polyhedra for the optically responsive capture and release of guest molecules

Jinhee Park; Lin-Bing Sun; Ying-Pin Chen; Zachary Perry; Hong-Cai Zhou

doi:10.1002/anie.201310211

Azobenzene-functionalized metal-organic polyhedra for the optically responsive capture and release of guest molecules

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Jun 2;53(23):5842-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201310211. Epub 2014 May 6.

Authors

Jinhee Park¹, Lin-Bing Sun, Ying-Pin Chen, Zachary Perry, Hong-Cai Zhou

Affiliation

¹ Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center, Creative and Fundamental Research Division, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Changwon, 641-120 (Republic of Korea).

PMID: 24803325
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201310211

Abstract

Stimuli-responsive metal-organic polyhedra (srMOPs) functionalized with azobenzene showed UV-irradiation-induced isomerization from the insoluble trans-srMOP to the soluble cis-srMOP, whereas irradiation with blue light reversed this process. Guest molecules were trapped and released upon cis-to-trans and trans-to-cis isomerization of the srMOPs, respectively. This study provides a new direction in the ever-diversifying field of MOPs, while laying the groundwork for a new class of optically responsive materials.

Keywords: azo compounds; host-guest systems; metal-organic polyhedra; optically responsive materials; stimuli-responsive solubility.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Azo Compounds / chemistry*
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Photochemical Processes

Substances

Azo Compounds
azobenzene