Control over multiple molecular states with directional changes driven by molecular recognition

Multistate molecular systems usually rely on external energy inputs to switch between states. Here, the authors show that a bispyridyl calixpyrrole system directed by only weak noncovalent interactions and metal coordination can access six discrete structural states, with directional and sequential...

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Main Authors: Takehiro Hirao, Dong Sub Kim, Xiaodong Chi, Vincent M. Lynch, Kazuaki Ohara, Jung Su Park, Kentaro Yamaguchi, Jonathan L. Sessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03220-0