1 Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, and Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Upon changing the oxidation state, a reversible open-close motion of chiral molecular scissors, composed of a redox-active ferrocene pivot and an isomerizable azobenzene strap, can be realized only by UV light.