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

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.

authors

• Zhou, Hongcai

published proceedings

• Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

altmetric score

• 0.75

author list (cited authors)

• Park, J., Sun, L., Chen, Y., Perry, Z., & Zhou, H.

citation count

• 173

complete list of authors

• Park, Jinhee||Sun, Lin-Bing||Chen, Ying-Pin||Perry, Zachary||Zhou, Hong-Cai

publication date

• June 2014

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Angewandte Chemie International Edition  Journal

keywords

• Azo Compounds
• Host-guest Systems
• Metal-organic Polyhedra
• Models, Molecular
• Molecular Structure
• Optically Responsive Materials
• Photochemical Processes
• Stimuli-responsive Solubility

PubMed Central ID

• 24803325

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/anie.201310211

start page

• 5842

end page

• 5846

volume

• 53

issue

• 23

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%2Fanie.201310211