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Antenna Effect in Multichromophoric Cyclodextrins
Author(s) -
Valeur Bernard,
Bardez Elisabeth,
Lehn JeanMarie,
Jullien Ludovic,
Canceill Josette
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199424381
Subject(s) - merocyanine , chromophore , photochemistry , cyclodextrin , chemistry , energy transfer , antenna (radio) , photochromism , organic chemistry , computer science , chemical physics , telecommunications
A water‐soluble β‐cyclodextrin bearing seven naphthoate chromophores forms a very stable 1:1 inclusion complex (shown right) with a merocyanine dye, which mimics the antenna effect in photosynthetic units. The energy transfer from the naphthoate chromophores to the merocyanine is shown to take place with 100 % efficiency.