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Synthesis and Characterization of Supramolecular Colloids
Published on: April 22, 2016
Controlling molecular assembling by photons: reversible light-powered monomer-aggregate interconversion of porphyrins
Fiorella L Callari1, Salvatore Sortino
1Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universitá di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 8, I-95125, Catania, Italy.
Abstract:
Reversible formation and destruction of H-type aggregates of an anionic porphyrin can be controlled exclusively through light inputs of different energy exploiting the different interactions with the two isomeric forms of a cationic photoresponsive azobenzene-based surfactant.
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