A redox-switchable α-cyclodextrin-based [2]rotaxane

• Main Authors: Dichtel, William R., Zhao, Yanli, Trabolsi, Ali, Saha, Sourav, Aprahamian, Ivan, Stoddart, J. Fraser
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Biochemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92174; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7042
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A bistable [2]rotaxane comprising an alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD) ring and a dumbbell component containing a redox-active tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) ring system within its rod section has been synthesized using the Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition, and the redox-driven movements of the alph...