Light-controlled interconversion between a [<i>c</i>2]daisy chain and a lasso-type pseudo[1]rotaxane
Chih‐Wei Chu, Daniel L. Stares, Christoph A. Schalley
Abstract
The arylazopyrazole-containing pseudorotaxanes can be reversibly switched between a [ c 2]daisy chain and a lasso-type pseudo[1]rotaxane by light both in solution and in gas phase.
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