Visible‐Light‐Induced Morphological Changes of Giant Vesicles by Photoisomerization of a Ruthenium Aqua Complex |
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| Authors: | Dr. Masanari Hirahara Prof. Akira Tsukamoto Hiroki Goto Shigeru Tada Prof. Masayuki Yagi Prof. Yasushi Umemura |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Applied Science, National Defense Academy of Japan, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan;2. Department of Applied Physics, School of Applied Science, National Defense Academy of Japan, Japan;3. Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Visible‐ and red‐light responsive vesicles were prepared by incorporating a ruthenium aqua complex having two alkyl chains on tridentate and asymmetrical bidentate ligands (proximal‐ 2 : [Ru(C10tpy)(C10pyqu)OH2]2+, C10tpy=4′‐decyloxy‐2,2′;6′,2“‐terpyridine, C10pyqu=2‐[2′‐(6′‐decyloxy)‐pyridyl]quinoline). The ruthenium complex of proximal‐ 2 with closed alkyl chain geometry and a cylinder‐like molecular shape exhibited photoisomerization to distal‐ 2 with an open alkyl chain geometry and a cone‐like shape, both in an aqueous solution and in vesicle dispersions. We observed that light irradiation of giant vesicles containing proximal‐ 2 induced diverse morphological changes. |
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| Keywords: | aqua complexes morphology photoisomerization ruthenium vesicles |
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