Open AccessA supramolecular keypad lock
Author(s) -
Cátia Parente Carvalho,
Zoe Domínguez,
José P. Da Silva,
Uwe Pischel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemical communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.837
H-Index - 333
eISSN - 1364-548X
pISSN - 1359-7345
DOI - 10.1039/c4cc09336d
Subject(s) - keypad , lock (firearm) , supramolecular chemistry , chemistry , nanotechnology , computer science , materials science , computer hardware , crystallography , engineering , mechanical engineering , crystal structure
The reversible photoswitching between an anthracene derivative and its [4+4] dimer, using the template effect of the CB8 macrocycle, was demonstrated. This example of supramolecular chemistry in water was harnessed to demonstrate the operation of a keypad lock device that is driven by means of light and chemicals as inputs.
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