Issue 21, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Colour coding the co-conformations of a [2]rotaxane flip-switch†‡

Natalie D. Suhan,a   Laura Allen,a   Mireille T. Gharib,a   Elizabeth Viljoen,a   Sarah J. Vellaa  and  Stephen J. Loeb*a  

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a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: loeb@uwindsor.ca
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Abstract

Fine-tuning the charge transfer chromophores in a series of [2]rotaxane flip-switches yields a unique optical signal (purple colour) for one of the interactions allowing for facile determination of the position of the flip-switch equilibrium.

Graphical abstract: Colour coding the co-conformations of a [2]rotaxane flip-switch

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC10948K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Feb 2011
Accepted
30 Mar 2011
First published
18 Apr 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 5991-5993

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Colour coding the co-conformations of a [2]rotaxane flip-switch

N. D. Suhan, L. Allen, M. T. Gharib, E. Viljoen, S. J. Vella and S. J. Loeb, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 5991 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10948K

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