Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center, Creative and Fundamental Research Division, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Changwon, 641-120 (Republic of Korea).
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Jun 2;53(23):5842-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201310211. Epub 2014 May 6.
Stimuli-responsive metal-organic polyhedra (srMOPs) functionalized with azobenzene showed UV-irradiation-induced isomerization from the insoluble trans-srMOP to the soluble cis-srMOP, whereas irradiation with blue light reversed this process. Guest molecules were trapped and released upon cis-to-trans and trans-to-cis isomerization of the srMOPs, respectively. This study provides a new direction in the ever-diversifying field of MOPs, while laying the groundwork for a new class of optically responsive materials.
具有偶氮苯官能化的刺激响应型金属有机多面体(srMOPs)在紫外光照射下发生从不溶性的反式 srMOP 到可溶性的顺式 srMOP 的异构化,而蓝光照射则逆转了这一过程。顺式到反式和反式到顺式异构化分别使客体分子被捕获和释放。这项研究为 MOPs 不断多样化的领域提供了一个新的方向,同时也为一类新的光响应材料奠定了基础。