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Construction of a pH-driven supramolecular nanovalve

  • Thoi D. Nguyen
  • , Ken C.F. Leung
  • , Monty Liong
  • , Cari D. Pentecost
  • , J. Fraser Stoddart*
  • , Jeffrey I. Zink
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The versatility of supramolecular chemistry has been exploited in constructing nanovalves based on mesoporous silica MCM-41 and the mutual recognition between secondary dialkylammonium ions and dibenzo[24]crown-8 (DB24C8). Naphthalene-containing dialkylammonium threads were tethered to the MCM-41, followed by loading with coumarin 460 and capping with DB24C8. Controlled release of coumarin 460 from the pores of MCM-41 was demonstrated using different bases. The rate of release of coumarin 460 from the nanovalves depends on the size of the base.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3363-3366
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume8
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jul 2006

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