Redox-switchable host–guest complexes of metallocenes and [8]cycloparaphenylene
Hyejin Kwon, Brian S. Newell, Carson J. Bruns
Abstract
-phenylene units. This work shows that CH-π bonding can be generalized as a driving force for CPP host-guest complexes and combined with other supramolecular forces to enhance stability. Owing to their semiconducting nature, amenability to functionalization, and reversible redox-dependent behavior, the [8]CPP-metallocene host-guest complexes may expand the library of synthons available for designing bespoke nanoelectronics and artificial molecular machines.
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RedoxHost (biology)Materials scienceChemistryCombinatorial chemistryNanotechnologyInorganic chemistryBiologyEcologySupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesMagnetism in coordination complexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry