title: Reversible photoswitching specifically responds to mercury(II) ions: the gated photochromism of bis(dithiazole)ethene.
abstract: Photoswitching of bis(dithiazole)ethene can be regulated by Hg(II) ions and EDTA in a "lock-and-unlock" manner. The molecular photoswitch provides an enzyme-like binding pocket that selectively binds specifically to mercury ions, thus modulating the degree of photoswitching in its presence.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China. whzhu@ecust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Weihong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Yongshu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Alexander D Q
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Li