Stable pi-dimer of a tetrathiafulvalene cation radical encapsulated in the cavity of cucurbit[8]uril

The first stable pi-dimer of a tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) cation radical encapsulated in the cavity of cucurbit[8]uril has been isolated at room temperature and fully characterized; it shows absorption bands at 400, 540 and 760 nm, characteristic of the TTF cation radical dimer.open11130sciescopu

A new three-way supramolecular switch based on redox-controlled interconversion of hetero- and homo-guest-pair inclusion inside a host molecule

A novel three-way supramolecular switch based on the inter-conversion of hetero-guest-pair (D-A) and homo-guest-pair (D-2 or A(2)) inclusion inside cucurbit[8]uril is reported, which can be selectively controlled by chemical or electrochemical stimuli.open115052sciescopu

A stable cis-stilbene derivative encapsulated in cucurbit[7]uril

cis-Diaminostilbene dihydrochloride encapsulated in cucurbit[7] uril does not spontaneously isomerize to the trans isomer at room temperature as a result of the strong host guest interactions including strong hydrogen bonds between the two protonated amine termini of the C-shaped guest and the portal oxygen atoms of the host.open1172sciescopu

A [2]pseudorotaxane-based molecular machine: Reversible formation of a molecular loop driven by electrochemical and photochemical stimuli

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