Franck Le Derf, Miloud Mazari, Nicolas Mercier, Eric Levillain, Alain Gorgues, Marc Sallé, Pascal Richomme, Jan Becher, Javier Garín and Jesus Orduna
Thiacrown ether TTF derivatives have been synthesized; one of them, whose X-ray molecular structure has been determined, is shown to combine Ag+ recognition and reversible binding properties as a function of the electrochemical potential applied.