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Redox‐switchable Intramolecular π−π ‐Stacking of Perylene Bisimide Dyes in a Cyclophane
Author(s) -
Schlosser Felix,
Moos Michael,
Lambert Christoph,
Würthner Frank
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201201266
Subject(s) - cyclophane , perylene , stacking , intramolecular force , redox , electrochemistry , photochemistry , materials science , crystallography , chemistry , stereochemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , crystal structure , electrode , metallurgy
Molecular actuation by stepwise electrochemical reduction is demonstrated for a cyclophane that exhibits a pronounced conformational transition from a closed cavity with cofacially stacked PBIs in the neutral state to an expanded open cavity in the three‐ and fourfold reduced state.