Arylazopyrazole Photoswitches in Aqueous Solution: Substituent Effects, Photophysical Properties, and Host-Guest Chemistry.

Lucas StrickerMarcus BöckmannThomas M KirseNikos L DoltsinisBart Jan Ravoo

Published in: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2018)

Getting the green light! Substituted arylazopyrazoles (AAPs) have been investigated as supramolecular photoswitches in aqueous solution. Selective photostationary states (PSSs) and improved binding affinities to β-cyclodextrin have been determined. The experimental findings are supported by results from DFT calculations.

Keyphrases

aqueous solution
density functional theory
molecular docking
molecular dynamics simulations
molecular dynamics
water soluble
atomic force microscopy
ionic liquid
binding protein
capillary electrophoresis
dna binding
mass spectrometry
high resolution
crystal structure