Issue 14, 2007
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Chemical Communications

Reversible operation of chiral molecular scissors by redox and UV light†

Takahiro Muraoka,a   Kazushi Kinbara*ab  and  Takuzo Aida*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, and Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
E-mail: kinbara@macro.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp; aida@macro.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Tel: + 81 3 5841 7251

b PRESTO, Japan Science Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan

Abstract

Upon changing the oxidation state, a reversible open–close motion of chiral molecular scissors, composed of a redox-active ferrocene pivot and an isomerizable azobenzene strap, can be realized only by UV light.

Graphical abstract: Reversible operation of chiral molecular scissors by redox and UV light

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B618248H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Dec 2006
Accepted
05 Mar 2007
First published
09 Mar 2007

Chem. Commun., 2007, 1441-1443

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