Effects of a Self‐Assembled Molecular Capsule on the Ultrafast Photodynamics of a Photochromic Salicylideneaniline Guest

Abstract

Selective and slow: The effects on the photophysics of a single salicylideneaniline molecule, induced by confinement in an all-organic, weakly interacting molecular capsule of a matching size, are studied by time-resolved spectroscopy. The capsule acts efficiently to select only one deactivation pathway after photoexcitation and keeps the photochromism in the solid state with a 300-fold retardation—relative to the solution state—in the decay time of the photochromic product (see picture). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.