Pi-dimer formation as the driving force for calix[4]arene-based molecular actuators.
Stable pi-dimers are formed upon oxidation of the model units of proposed calix[4]arene-based molecular actuators in a solvent of low dielectric constant (CH 2Cl 2) at room temperature. Evidence from UV-vis, EPR, and DPV are all in agreement with the pi-dimer formation. In addition, pi-dimer formation is dependent upon the conformational flexibility of the calix[4]arene hinge.
Song
Changsik
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Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Swager
Timothy M
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