Conformational preference of a porphyrin rotor in confined environments

Jameson, Laramie P.; Balaz, Milan; Dzyuba, Sergei V.; Kamiya, Noriho

Publication

Conformational preference of a porphyrin rotor in confined environments

Jameson, Laramie P.; Balaz, Milan; Dzyuba, Sergei V.; Kamiya, Noriho

Publisher

The Royal Society of Chemistry

Date

2013-11-05

Abstract

The amount of twisted conformation of a porphyrin rotor, when confined within ionic liquid reverse micelles, increased as compared to the neat solvents within a set of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids. A similar trend was noted within DMSO-containing reverse micelles, indicating that the confinement might be a major contributor in the control of the rotor's conformation.