Photoresponsive host–guest chemistry and relaxation time of fluorinated cyclodextrin and arylazopyrazole-functionalized DOTA metal complexes

Abstract
Light-responsive modulation of the longitudinal (T1) and transversal (T2*) relaxation times of a fluorinated cyclodextrin has been achieved by host guest complexation with arylazopyrazole-modified metal complexes in aqueous solution. This supramolecular concept can potentially be applied to the development of contrast agents for 19F magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Funding Information
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (IRTG 1143)