Chem. Commun., 2008, 3399 - 3401, DOI: 10.1039/b804031a
Can a synthetic thread act as an electrochemically switchable molecular device?
Costantino Zazza, Andrea Amadei, Nico Sanna and Massimiliano Aschi
Here we report that at room temperature in acetonitrile after the reduction of the naphthalimide-site, a synthetic molecular thread undergoes a complete conformational change which makes possible an efficient conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work; such results point out the ability of the thread to act as a molecular device under electrochemical control.