Dual Response to Light and Heat of a Metal–Organic Rotaxane Network Featuring Flexible Viologen‐Derived Structs

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 33; no. 38
• Main Authors: Jin, Qiu‐yan, Meng, Liao, Zhang, Zhi‐hui, Liang, Yuan‐yuan, Jin, Wei, Hu, Kong‐qiu, Yuan, Li‐yong, Chai, Zhi‐fang, Mei, Lei, Shi, Wei‐qun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Light irradiation; Materials science; Molecular machines; Rotaxanes; Stimuli; Switches; Thermal response

Metal–organic rotaxane compounds (MORCs) with supramolecular (pseudo)rotaxane motifs as main structures have inherent dynamic character, but their potential as responsive molecular machines is largely hampered by poor responsiveness to external stimuli. In this study, using a multi‐functionalized ps...