A redox-switchable [2]rotaxane in a liquid-crystalline state.
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.
Yasuda
Takuma
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Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Tanabe
Kana
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Tsuji
Toru
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Coti
Karla K
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Aprahamian
Ivan
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Stoddart
J Fraser
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Kato
Takashi
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