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SUBMITTER: Yu S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8261707 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yu Shilin S Kupryakov Arkady A Lewis James E M JEM Martí-Centelles Vicente V Goldup Stephen M SM Pozzo Jean-Luc JL Jonusauskas Gediminas G McClenaghan Nathan D ND
Chemical science 20210604 26
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, ...[more]