"Supramolecular circuitry": three chemiluminescent, Cucurbit[7]uril-controlled on/off switches

Eric Masson; Yasser M Shaker; Jean-Pierre Masson; Martin E Kordesch; Citra Yuwono

doi:10.1021/ol201403m

"Supramolecular circuitry": three chemiluminescent, Cucurbit[7]uril-controlled on/off switches

Org Lett. 2011 Aug 5;13(15):3872-5. doi: 10.1021/ol201403m. Epub 2011 Jun 28.

Authors

Eric Masson¹, Yasser M Shaker, Jean-Pierre Masson, Martin E Kordesch, Citra Yuwono

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA. masson@ohio.edu

PMID: 21710978
DOI: 10.1021/ol201403m

Abstract

Three Cucurbit[7]uril-controlled chemiluminescent on/off switches based on the lucigenin motif have been synthesized. Light emission is triggered upon addition of sodium peroxide, interrupted or dimmed in the presence of Cucurbit[7]uril, and restored upon injection of a competitive guest. The process, which can be mimicked by a simple resistor-capacitor circuit, is rationalized by examining the role of the macrocyclic host on the network of equilibria involved in the chemiluminescent process.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Bridged-Ring Compounds / chemistry*
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
Imidazoles / chemistry*
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure

Substances

Bridged-Ring Compounds
Fluorescent Dyes
Imidazoles
cucurbit(7)uril