Reading the operation of an acid/base-controllable molecular switch by naked eye

Kuang-Wei Cheng, Chien‐Chen Lai, Pinn‐Tsong Chiang, Sheng‐Hsien Chiu

Chemical Communications · 2006 · 65 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

We report a pH-controllable molecular switch whose switching can be monitored by the naked eye; this system involves the formation of a complex between a [2]rotaxane--featuring dibenzylammonium and 4,4'-bipyridinium stations--and a TTF-side-walled molecular clip.

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