Stabilisation of a heptamethine cyanine dye by rotaxane encapsulation

C. M Simon Yau, Sofia I. Pascu, Susan A. Odom, John E. Warren, Eric J F Klotz, Michael J. Frampton, Charlotte C. Williams, Veaceslav Coropceanu, Marina K. Kuimova, David Phillips, Stephen Barlow, Jean Luc Brédas, Seth R. Marder, Val Millar, Harry L. Anderson

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    Abstract

    The crystal structure of a cyanine dye rotaxane shows that the cyclodextrin is tightly threaded round the polymethine bridge of the dye; encapsulation dramatically increases the kinetic chemical stability of the radicals formed on oxidation and reduction of the dye, making it possible to observe the rotaxane radical dication by ESR and UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy. © The Royal Society of Chemistry.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2897-2899
    Number of pages2
    JournalChemical Communications
    Issue number25
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

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