Issue 5, 2015

Molecules with a sense of logic: a progress report

Abstract

In this tutorial review, the most recent developments in the field of molecular logic and information processing are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the report of progress in the concatenation of molecular logic devices and switches, the design of memory systems working according to the principles of sequential logic, the mimicking of transistors, and the research on photochromic platforms with an unprecedented degree of functional integration. Furthermore, a series of achievements that add up to the conceptual diversity of molecular logic is introduced, such as the realization of highly complex and logically reversible Toffoli and Fredkin gates by the action of DNAzymes or the use of a multifluorophoric platform as a viable approach towards keypad lock functions.

Graphical abstract: Molecules with a sense of logic: a progress report

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
16 Oct 2014
First published
18 Dec 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015,44, 1053-1069

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Molecules with a sense of logic: a progress report

J. Andréasson and U. Pischel, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 1053 DOI: 10.1039/C4CS00342J

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