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Cover Picture: Synthesis of Macrocyclic Molecular Rods as Potential Electronic Devices (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 17/2006)
Author(s) -
Błaszczyk Alfred,
Chadim Martin,
von Hänisch Carsten,
Mayor Marcel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200690034
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , chemistry , nanotechnology , rod , molecule , micrometer , front cover , characterization (materials science) , organic chemistry , materials science , physics , engineering , optics , mechanical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The cover picture shows a macrocyclic molecule comprising a mechanically revolving subunit as a potential electrical switch on a single molecule level. Mechanical concepts have already been applied very successfully at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH to minute objects like the tiny gearwheel in the micrometer range presented by an ant. The expansion of these ideas to molecular devices is a fascinating scientific challenge at the interface between chemistry and nanotechnology. The synthesis and characterization of the macrocycle are discussed in detail in the article by M. Mayor et al. on p. 3809 ff.