A photoswitchable tetra-azo macrocycle enabling light-controlled host-in-host binding and release of cucurbit[5]uril

Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2026

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Authors: Yue Wu, Kuirong Fu, Song Qin, Ming Ouyang, Zhiyao Yang, Yimin Cai, Wen Feng, Lihua Yuan, Xiaowei Li
DOI: 10.1039/d5qo01751c
Cited by: 1
References: 79

Abstract

A photoisomerizable hydrogen-bonded tetra-azo macrocycle with a figure-of-eight conformation enables light-controlled binding and release of CB[5] within its amide oxygen-decorated cavity.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Publication details

Journal / source
Organic Chemistry Frontiers
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
13
Issue
7
Pages
2122–2131
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN