Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments

J Volarić, W Szymanski, NA Simeth… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Photoresponsive Supramolecular Polymers: From Light‐Controlled Small Molecules to Smart Materials

F Xu, BL Feringa - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photoresponsive supramolecular polymers are well‐organized assemblies based on highly
oriented and reversible noncovalent interactions containing photosensitive molecules as (co …

Stimulus-controlled anion binding and transport by synthetic receptors

J de Jong, JE Bos, SJ Wezenberg - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anionic species are omnipresent and involved in many important biological processes. A
large number of artificial anion receptors has therefore been developed. Some of these are …

Stiff‐stilbene photoswitches: from fundamental studies to emergent applications

D Villarón, SJ Wezenberg - Angewandte Chemie, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Stiff‐stilbene, a sterically restricted fused ring analogue of stilbene, has been regularly used
as a model compound in theoretical studies of stilbene photoisomerization. Lately, owing to …

Photomodulation of transmembrane transport and potential by stiff-stilbene based bis (thio) ureas

SJ Wezenberg, LJ Chen, JE Bos… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Membrane transport proteins fulfill important regulatory functions in biology with a common
trait being their ability to respond to stimuli in the environment. Various small-molecule …

Photoresponsive porous materials

W Danowski, T van Leeuwen, WR Browne… - Nanoscale …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular machines, switches, and motors enable control over nanoscale molecular motion
with unprecedented precision in artificial systems. Integration of these compounds into …

Visible-light-driven rotation of molecular motors in discrete supramolecular metallacycles

ZT Shi, YX Hu, Z Hu, Q Zhang, SY Chen… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The organization of molecular motors in supramolecular assemblies to allow the
amplification and transmission of motion and collective action is an important step toward …

Photoswitchable molecular tweezers: isomerization to control substrate binding, and what about vice versa?

SJ Wezenberg - Chemical Communications, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The linkage of two identical binding motifs by a molecular photoswitch has proven to be a
straightforward and versatile strategy to control substrate binding affinity by light. Stimulus …

Green solvents for sustainable separation processes

B Schuur, T Brouwer, D Smink, LMJ Sprakel - Current Opinion in Green …, 2019 - Elsevier
Solvent-based separation processes can reduce the required energy input for separation,
improve biocompatibility, and allow for mild responsive separation systems that are …

Revealing the hidden costs of organization in host–guest chemistry using chloride-binding foldamers and their solvent dependence

FC Parks, EG Sheetz, SR Stutsman… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Preorganization is a key concept in supramolecular chemistry. Preorganized receptors
enhance binding by minimizing the organization costs associated with adopting the …