Light-mediated chiroptical switching of an achiral foldamer host in presence of a carbohydrate guest

Pramanik, Susnata; Kauffmann, Brice; Hecht, Stefan; Ferrand, Yann and Huc, Ivan (2021): Light-mediated chiroptical switching of an achiral foldamer host in presence of a carbohydrate guest. In: Chemical Communications, Vol. 57, No. 1: pp. 93-96

Abstract

A photoresponsive diarylethene was incorporated in an achiral helical foldamer container. A carbohydrate guest was found to induce opposite handedness upon binding to the open and closed forms of the diarylethene-containing foldamer, thus enabling chiroptical switching of an achiral host mediated by a chiral guest.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Department of Pharmacy
• Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry
• ISSN: 1359-7345
• Language: English