A Ru(terpy)(phen)-incorporating ring and its light-induced geometrical changes.
A Ru(terpy)(phen) motif has been inscribed in a 39-membered ring by functionalizing the ligands and subsequently performing a cyclization reaction on the complex; by visible light irradiation, a dramatic geometrical changeover of the cyclic complex takes place which can be reversed thermally.
Bonnet
Sylvestre
S
Laboratoire de Chimie Organo-Minérale, UMR 7513 du CNRS, Institut Le Bel, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
Collin
Jean-Paul
JP
Sauvage
Jean-Pierre
JP