Citation: Tian-Tian Cao, Xu-Yang Yao, Jing Zhang, Qiao-Chun Wang, Xiang Ma. A cucurbit[8]uril recognized rigid supramolecular polymer with photo-stimulated responsiveness[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2015, 26(7): 867-871. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2015.01.032 shu

A cucurbit[8]uril recognized rigid supramolecular polymer with photo-stimulated responsiveness

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Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

Corresponding author: Qiao-Chun Wang, Xiang Ma,
Received Date: 5 December 2014
Available Online: 20 January 2015
Fund Project: the Shanghai Pujiang Program (No. 13PJD011) (No. 2011CB808400)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. (No. 13PJD011)

A rigid supramolecular polymer was constructed in aqueous solution via cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) host recognition with a rigid monomer containing an azobenzene unit and two 4,40-bipyridin-1-ium (BP) moieties in the two ends, which also exhibited photo-responsiveness owing to the photoinduced transcis isomerization of azobenzene group.
- Supramolecular polymer,
- Photo-responsiveness,
- Host-guest recognition,
- Cucurbit[8]uril
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