Damming an electronic energy reservoir: ion-regulated electronic energy shuttling in a [2]rotaxane
Damming an electronic energy reservoir: ion-regulated electronic energy shuttling in a [2]rotaxane
We demonstrate the first example of bidirectional reversible electronic energy transfer (REET) between the mechanically bonded components of a rotaxane. Our prototypical system was designed such that photoexcitation of a chromophore in the axle results in temporary storage of electronic energy in a quasi-isoenergetic “reservoir” chromophore in the macrocycle. Over time, the emissive state of the axle is repopulated from this reservoir, resulting in long-lived, delayed luminescence. Importantly, we show that cation binding in the cavity formed by the mechanical bond perturbs the axle chromophore energy levels, modulating the REET process, and ultimately providing a luminescence read-out of cation binding. Modulation of REET processes represents an unexplored mechanism in luminescent molecular sensor development.
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Yu, Shilin, Kupryakov, Arkady, Lewis, James EM, Martí-Centelles, Vicente, Goldup, Stephen, Pozzo, Jean-Luc, Jonusauskas, Gediminas and McClenaghan, Nathan D.
(2021)
Damming an electronic energy reservoir: ion-regulated electronic energy shuttling in a [2]rotaxane.
Chemical Science, 12 (26), .
(doi:10.1039/D1SC02225C).
Abstract
We demonstrate the first example of bidirectional reversible electronic energy transfer (REET) between the mechanically bonded components of a rotaxane. Our prototypical system was designed such that photoexcitation of a chromophore in the axle results in temporary storage of electronic energy in a quasi-isoenergetic “reservoir” chromophore in the macrocycle. Over time, the emissive state of the axle is repopulated from this reservoir, resulting in long-lived, delayed luminescence. Importantly, we show that cation binding in the cavity formed by the mechanical bond perturbs the axle chromophore energy levels, modulating the REET process, and ultimately providing a luminescence read-out of cation binding. Modulation of REET processes represents an unexplored mechanism in luminescent molecular sensor development.
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Accepted/In Press date: 4 June 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 June 2021
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We are grateful for nancial support from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche [grant number ANR-16-CE29-0011], China Scholarship Council (S. Y.), European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreements: no. 796612 (V. M.-C.) & no. 660731 (J. E. M. L.) and CNRS. SMG thanks the Royal Society for a Wolfson Research Fellowship.
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We are grateful for financial support from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche [grant number ANR-16-CE29-0011], China Scholarship Council (S. Y.), European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Sk?odowska-Curie grant agreements: no. 796612 (V. M.-C.) & no. 660731 (J. E. M. L.) and CNRS. SMG thanks the Royal Society for a Wolfson Research Fellowship.
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Shilin Yu
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Arkady Kupryakov
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James EM Lewis
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Vicente Martí-Centelles
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Nathan D. McClenaghan
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