Isoindolinone-based molecular switches.
Switches are frequently used to provide external control over the conformation and function of organic and bio-organic molecules. While the use of bistable switches is widespread, multi-stable examples are observed relatively rarely. Reported here is a new class of molecular switch that is capable of forming three stable states of varied geometries, two of which can be induced to interconvert reversibly using either light or acid.
Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
Michael
M
Lawson
Sara
S
Eisler
D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D054833:Isoindoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation
D000143:Acids; D054833:Isoindoles