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Published on: October 15, 2019
Photo-induced cation translocation in a molecular shuttle based on a calix[4]-biscrown including DCM and DMABN
Nadia Dozova1, Rajesh Kumar, Tuhin Pradhan
1Ecole Normale Supérieure-PSL Research University, Département de Chimie, Sorbonne Universités - UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS UMR 8640 PASTEUR, 24, rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France. pascal.plaza@ens.fr.
Abstract:
We present a new molecular shuttle, consisting of a calixarene core attached to two different photoactive centers, DCM and DMABN. We show that a K(+) ion bound to the DCM-grafted crown is translocated towards the other site of the molecule upon photoexcitation, but not released to the bulk.
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