title: A Redox-Active Bistable Molecular Switch Mounted inside a Metal-Organic Framework.
abstract: We describe the incorporation of a bistable mechanically interlocked molecule (MIM) into a robust Zr-based metal-organic framework (MOF), NU-1000, by employing a post-synthetic functionalization protocol. On average, close to two bistable [2]catenanes can be incorporated per repeating unit of the hexagonal channels of NU-1000. The reversible redox-switching of the bistable [2]catenanes is retained inside the MOF, as evidenced by solid-state UV-vis-NIR reflectance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. This research demonstrates that bistable MIMs are capable of exhibiting robust dynamics inside the nanopores of a MOF.
authors: Qishui
authors: Q
authors: Chen
authors: Junling
authors: J
authors: Sun
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Li
authors: Idan
authors: I
authors: Hod
authors: Peyman Z
authors: PZ
authors: Moghadam
authors: Zachary S
authors: ZS
authors: Kean
authors: Randall Q
authors: RQ
authors: Snurr
authors: Joseph T
authors: JT
authors: Hupp
authors: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University , Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Omar K
authors: OK
authors: Farha
authors: J Fraser
authors: JF
authors: Stoddart