Photoinduced electron flow in a self-assembling supramolecular extension cable

Belén Ferrer; Guillaume Rogez; Alberto Credi; Roberta Ballardini; Maria Teresa Gandolfi; Vincenzo Balzani; Yi Liu; Hsian Rong Tseng; J. Fraser Stoddart

doi:10.1073/pnas.0606459103

Photoinduced electron flow in a self-assembling supramolecular extension cable

Belén Ferrer, Guillaume Rogez, Alberto Credi, Roberta Ballardini^*, Maria Teresa Gandolfi, Vincenzo Balzani, Yi Liu, Hsian Rong Tseng, J. Fraser Stoddart

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We report the design, bottom-up construction, characterization, and operation of a supramolecular system capable of mimicking the function played by a macroscopic electrical extension cable. The system is made up of a light-powered electron source, an electron drain, and a cable as the molecular components programmed to self-assemble by means of two distinct plug/socket junctions. Such connections are reversible and can be operated independently by orthogonal chemical inputs. In the source-connector-drain supermolecule, photoinduced electron transfer from source to drain occurs, and it can be switched off by dual-mode chemically controlled disassembling of the molecular components.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	18411-18416
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume	103
Issue number	49
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0606459103
State	Published - Dec 5 2006

Keywords

Electron transfer
Luminescence
Molecular device
Photochemistry
Supramolecular chemistry

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