title: Using oppositely charged ions to operate a three-station [2]rotaxane in two different switching modes.
abstract: A [2]rotaxane undergoes switching of its bis-p-xylyl-[26]crown-6 (BPX26C6) component away from its guanidinium station toward its 2,2'-bipyridyl and carbamate stations upon the addition and removal of Zn(2+) and PO(4)(3-) ions, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan, 10617, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Ya-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Mei-Chun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tzeng
authors.forename: Chien-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Sheng-Hsien
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D043862:Rotaxanes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D043862:Rotaxanes