2001Chemical CommunicationsOpen access

A kinetically controlled molecular switch based on bistable [2]rotaxane

Jae Wook Lee, Kyungpil Kim, Kyungpil Kim, Kimoon Kim, Kimoon Kim

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A bistable [2]rotaxane that behaves as a kinetically controlled molecular switch is synthesized; switching from one state to the other is driven by pH change but the reverse process requires pH change plus thermal activation.

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A bistable [2]rotaxane that behaves as a kinetically controlled molecular switch is synthesized; switching from one state to the other is driven by pH change but the reverse process requires pH change plus thermal activation.

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A bistable [2]rotaxane that behaves as a kinetically controlled molecular switch is synthesized; switching from one state to the other is driven by pH change but the reverse process requires pH change plus thermal activation.

Key concepts: Rotaxane, Bistability, Molecular switch, Chemistry, Thermal, Crystallography, Molecule, Materials science

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