Photo-induced cation translocation in a molecular shuttle based on a calix[4]-biscrown including DCM and DMABN chromophores

• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06054k
• Publication Date: 2015-08-18T13:13:22Z
• Authors: Nadia Dozova; Rajesh Kumar; Tuhin Pradhan; Fabien Lacombat; Bernard Valeur; Jong Seung Kim; Pascal Plaza
• Keywords: [CHIM] Chemical Sciences; [CHIM]Chemical Sciences; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

A K+ ion bound to the DCM-grafted crown of a new ditopic molecular shuttle is shown to be phototranslocated towards the DMABN site.