Abstract
Among a series of metal ions in water, silver is the only one to remotely and reversibly switch cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) movements (translocation or uptake) on a rigid and linear three-station viologen-phenylene-imidazole (V-P-I) derivative, avoiding undesired pH actuation. 1H NMR, UV-vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, ITC, and modeling were combined to show that ring translocation or uptake along a molecular thread is possible in water by Ag+ as a metal stimulus.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3187-3191 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |