Four-state switching characteristics of a gated molecular basket.
The development of working molecular devices relies on the ability to extrinsically modulate function via structure. We have found that gated molecular basket 1 can be reversibly interconverted among four unique structural states (see above). Controlling the relative population of these states, the recognition characteristics of the basket can be finely tuned.
Rieth
Stephen
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Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
Wang
Bao-Yu
BY
Bao
Xiaoguang
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Badjić
Jovica D
JD
D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D011725:Pyridines; D003300:Copper