Evaluating the energy landscape of an out-of-equilibrium bistable [2]rotaxane containing monopyrrolotetrathiafulvalene

Mathias S Neumann; Amanda F Smith; Sofie K Jensen; Rikke Frederiksen; Mathias L Skavenborg; Jan O Jeppesen

doi:10.1039/d3cc00360d

Evaluating the energy landscape of an out-of-equilibrium bistable [2]rotaxane containing monopyrrolotetrathiafulvalene

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 May 23;59(42):6335-6338. doi: 10.1039/d3cc00360d.

Authors

Mathias S Neumann¹, Amanda F Smith¹, Sofie K Jensen¹, Rikke Frederiksen¹, Mathias L Skavenborg¹, Jan O Jeppesen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark. joj@sdu.dk.

PMID: 37067575
DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00360d

Abstract

The unique redox properties of monopyrrolotetrathiafulvalene can be used to induce directional movement in interlocked molecules. In this study, the kinetics for the directional movement of cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) across the dioxidised monopyrrolotetrathiafulvalene in a [2]rotaxane is quantified by time-resolved ¹H NMR spectroscopy.