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Unprecedented host-induced intramolecular charge-transfer complex formationElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: synthetic procedure and characterization data of 1 and 2. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b208280b/

Jae Wook Lee, Kyungpil Kim, Kyungpil Kim, SooWhan Choi, Young Ho Ko, Shigeru Sakamoto, Kentaro Yamaguchi, Kimoon Kim, Kimoon Kim

Chemical Communications · 2002 · 114 citations · 16 references

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For the first time, host-induced intramolecular charge-transfer complex formation in a guest containing both an electron donor and an electron acceptor is demonstrated in the cucurbit[8]uril cavity, leading to unusual back-folding of the guest molecule.

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