title: A redox-switchable [2]rotaxane in a liquid-crystalline state.
abstract: Redox-driven mechanical movement, which has been achieved for a liquid-crystalline (LC) bistable [2]rotaxane in the LC phase, is accompanied by obvious electrochromism (electrochemically induced changes in color) of the material. The dumbbell-shaped LC [2]rotaxane with redox-active moieties, which interlocks with an ionic macrocycle, forms ordered redox-active condensed states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Kana
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authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Toru
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authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Karla K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Coti
authors.forename: Ivan
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authors.lastname: Aprahamian
authors.forename: J Fraser
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stoddart
authors.forename: Takashi
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authors.lastname: Kato