Issue 38, 2009
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Chemical Communications

Switchable trans–cis interconversion of an amphiphilic anthracene trimer†

Junji Iwasa,a   Kosuke Ono,a   Makoto Fujita,a   Munetaka Akitab  and  Michito Yoshizawa*bc  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

b Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
E-mail: yoshizawa.m.ac@m.titech.ac.jp
Fax: +81 45-924-5284
Tel: +81 45-924-5230

c Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan

Abstract

Three anthracene rings connected by m-phenylene spacers with hydroxy groups generate isolable trans- and cis-atropisomers whose interconversion is solvent sensitive and can be activated at room temperature by an external stimulus (base).

Graphical abstract: Switchable trans–cis interconversion of an amphiphilic anthracene trimer

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B912365B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Jun 2009
Accepted
18 Aug 2009
First published
03 Sep 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 5746-5748

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Switchable trans–cis interconversion of an amphiphilic anthracene trimer

J. Iwasa, K. Ono, M. Fujita, M. Akita and M. Yoshizawa, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5746 DOI: 10.1039/B912365B

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