Reading the operation of an acid/base-controllable molecular switch by naked eye.
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.
Cheng
Kuang-Wei
KW
Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, ROC.
Lai
Chien-Cchen
CC
Chiang
Pinn-Tsong
PT
Chiu
Sheng-Hsien
SH
D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D043862:Rotaxanes / Q000737:chemistry*
D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D043862:Rotaxanes; D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl