Reversible Photoswitching of Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts in Water.

ABSTRACT: Adamantane-substituted donor-acceptor Stenhouse adducts (DASA) form highly stable host-guest complexes with cucurbit[n]urils (n = 7, 8) in water. These assemblies show kinetic stabilization of the colored linear form and, remarkably, exhibit reversible T-type photoswitching in water. These so far elusive features for first-generation DASA reveal a strategy for their potential use in biorelevant contexts.

SUBMITTER: Blandon-Cumbreras FG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12814171 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature