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Supramolecular electron transfer-based switching involving pyrrolic macrocycles. A new approach to sensor development?

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This Feature focuses on pyrrolic macrocycles that can serve as switches via energy- or electron transfer (ET) mechanisms. Macrocycles operating by both ground state (thermodynamic) and photoinduced ET pathways are reviewed and their ability to serve as the readout motif for molecular sensors is discussed. The aim of this article is to highlight the potential utility of ET in the design of systems that perform molecular switching or logic functions and their applicability in chemical sensor development. The conceptual benefits of this paradigm are illustrated with examples drawn mostly from the authors' laboratories.

Source: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/c4cc10193f

Authors: Nathan L. Bill, Olga Trukhina, Jonathan L. Sessler, Tomás Torres

Institutions: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies, IMDEA Nanoscience, The University of Texas at Austin

Language: English

Topic: Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze