Issue 44, 2012

Isoindolinone-based molecular switches

Abstract

Switches are frequently used to provide external control over the conformation and function of organic and bio-organic molecules. While the use of bistable switches is widespread, multi-stable examples are observed relatively rarely. Reported here is a new class of molecular switch that is capable of forming three stable states of varied geometries, two of which can be induced to interconvert reversibly using either light or acid.

Graphical abstract: Isoindolinone-based molecular switches

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Aug 2012
Accepted
04 Oct 2012
First published
08 Oct 2012

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012,10, 8770-8773

Isoindolinone-based molecular switches

M. Lawson and S. Eisler, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 8770 DOI: 10.1039/C2OB26679B

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