Azo-dye rotaxanes
The hydrophobic effect was used to assemble encapsulated azo dyes such as 1 in water. The dumbbell-shaped dyes were synthesized inside α-cyclodextrin, β-cyclodextrin, or a cyclophane to yield stable rotaxanes.
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1997
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