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Light-controlled self-assembly of a dithienylethene bolaamphiphile in water

  • 1. Ohio State Univ, Dept Chem & Biochem, 100 W 18th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
  • 2. Ataturk Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Chem, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey

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The self-assembly of bolaamphiphiles comprised of a central photochromic dithienylethene (DTE) chromophore was investigated in aqueous media. Irradiation at 254 nm induced a conversion from the open to closed states of the DTE chromophores. Whereas, in water, irradiation produced a photostationary state of 20 : 80 (open/closed), in methanol the ratio improved to 10 : 90 (open/closed). The open -> closed transition was accompanied by the formation of 1D nanofibers during incubation in darkness.

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