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Bidirectional Redox Molecular Switches: Electron‐induced Cyclization and Cycloreversion Processes in Metacyclophanes
Author(s) -
Gallardo Iluminada,
Guirado Gonzalo,
Moreno Miquel,
Prats Gemma,
Takeshita Michinori
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201200289
Subject(s) - photochromism , redox , ring (chemistry) , molecular switch , closing (real estate) , chemistry , electron , photochemistry , physics , molecule , organic chemistry , business , quantum mechanics , finance
A reversible bidirectional ring‐opening and ring‐closing system triggered by electricity has been prepared by using metacyclophan‐1‐enes, a known thermo‐photochromic molecular switch system (see scheme).