Optical reading of the open and closed states of a molecular turnstile

A molecular turnstile composed of a hydroquinone based rotor and a stator bearing a tridentate coordinating site can be reversibly switched between open and closed states. The locking and unlocking processes may be read optically.

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Published inChemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 50; no. 39; pp. 5040 - 5042
Main Authors Zigon, Nicolas, Larpent, Patrick, Jouaiti, Abdelaziz, Kyritsakas, Nathalie, Hosseini, Mir Wais
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published CAMBRIDGE Royal Soc Chemistry 01.01.2014
Royal Society of Chemistry
Subjects
Bearing
Chemical Sciences
Chemistry
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hydroquinone
Locking
Physical Sciences
Rotors
Science & Technology
Stators
DESIGN
MOTORS
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Summary:A molecular turnstile composed of a hydroquinone based rotor and a stator bearing a tridentate coordinating site can be reversibly switched between open and closed states. The locking and unlocking processes may be read optically.
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ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c4cc01071j