Issue 31, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Photochromism of a water-soluble vesicular [2.2]paracyclophane-bridged imidazole dimer†

Katsuya Mutoha  and  Jiro Abe*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
E-mail: jiro_abe@chem.aoyama.ac.jp
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Tel: +81-42-759-6225

b CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 5 Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan

Abstract

Here we report the first photochromism of a newly designed [2.2]paracyclophane-bridged imidazole dimer in water. The photochromic dye with a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic substituent forms vesicles in water and shows instantaneous colouration upon UV light irradiation and successive rapid fading in the dark.

Graphical abstract: Photochromism of a water-soluble vesicular [2.2]paracyclophane-bridged imidazole dimer

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC12640G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 May 2011
Accepted
26 May 2011
First published
10 Jun 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 8868-8870

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Photochromism of a water-soluble vesicular [2.2]paracyclophane-bridged imidazole dimer

K. Mutoh and J. Abe, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8868 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12640G

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