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Methods for Exerting and Sensing Force in Polymer Materials Using Mechanophores
Author(s) -
Stratigaki Maria,
Göstl Robert
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.202000124
Subject(s) - maleimide , anthracene , adduct , cover (algebra) , fluorescence , molecule , polymer , chemistry , nanotechnology , combinatorial chemistry , polymer chemistry , polymer science , photochemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics
Invited for this month's cover is the group of Dr. Robert Göstl at DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Germany. The cover shows the mechanochemically induced retro Diels–Alder reaction of the adduct of a π‐extended anthracene and maleimide yielding highly fluorescent anthracenes. This mechanophore motif as well as other force‐responsive molecules are reviewed with regard to their efficient activation and quantification. Read the full text of the Minireview at 10.1002/cplu.201900737.