The foundation of a light driven molecular muscle based on stilbene and α-cyclodextrin

Ryan E. Dawson; Stephen F. Lincoln; Christopher J. Easton

doi:10.1039/b809014a

The foundation of a light driven molecular muscle based on stilbene and α-cyclodextrin

Ryan E. Dawson, Stephen F. Lincoln, Christopher J. Easton

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Abstract

The rotaxane 3(E,E) serves as the basis of a light driven molecular muscle, where reversible photoisomerisation of the stilbene units causes the cyclodextrins to move off and on the stilbene units, contracting and extending the distance between the blocking groups.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3980-3982
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Issue number	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b809014a
Publication status	Published - 2008

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