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ArticleChemical science2023

Light-regulating chirality of metallacages featuring dithienylethene switches.

Shaomeng Guo, Mengqi Li, Honglong Hu, Ting Xu, Hancheng Xi, Wei-Hong Zhu

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Article in Chemical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Shaomeng GuoKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry, Molecular Engineering Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology 200237 China whzhu@ecust.edu.cn.
Mengqi LiKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry, Molecular Engineering Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology 200237 China whzhu@ecust.edu.cn.
Honglong HuKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry, Molecular Engineering Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology 200237 China whzhu@ecust.edu.cn.
Ting XuKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry, Molecular Engineering Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology 200237 China whzhu@ecust.edu.cn.
Hancheng XiKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry, Molecular Engineering Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology 200237 China whzhu@ecust.edu.cn.
Wei-Hong ZhuKey Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry, Molecular Engineering Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology 200237 China whzhu@ecust.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9103-166X

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Abstract

Dynamic chiral superstructures are of vital importance for understanding the organization and function of chirality in biological systems. However, achieving high conversion efficiency for photoswitches in nanoconfined architectures remains challenging but fascinating. Herein, we report a series of dynamic chiral photoswitches based on supramolecular metallacages through the coordination-driven self-assembly of dithienylethene (DTE) units and octahedral zinc ions, thereby successfully achieving an ultrahigh photoconversion yield of 91.3% in nanosized cavities with a stepwise isomerization mechanism. Interestingly, the chiral inequality phenomenon is observed in metallacages, resulting from the intrinsic photoresponsive chirality in the closed form of the dithienylethene unit. Upon hierarchical organization, we establish a dynamic chiral system at the supramolecular level, featuring chiral transfer, amplification, induction, and manipulation. This study provides an intriguing idea to simplify and understand chiral science.

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