Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. [LSAMM]

Abstract :

A bis‐acridinium cyclophane incorporating switchable acridinium moieties linked by a 3,5‐dipyridylanisole spacer was studied as a multi‐responsive host for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon guests. Complexation of perylene was shown to be the most effective and was characterized in particular by a charge‐transfer band as signal output. Effective catch and release of the guest was triggered by both chemical (proton/hydroxide) and redox stimuli. Moreover, the dicationic host was also easily switched between organic and perfluorocarbon phases for applications related to the enrichment of perylene from a mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

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Reference :

J. Hu, J. S. Ward, A. Chaumont, K. Rissanen, J.-M. Vincent, V. Heitz, H.-P. Jacquot de Rouville
A Bis-Acridinium Macrocycle as Multi-Responsive Receptor and Selective Phase Transfer Agent of Perylene
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, DOI – 10.1002/anie.202009212

Contact:

H.-P. Jacquot de Rouville, équipe LSAMM, Institut de Chimie (UMR 7177).