J. Fraser Stoddart

TL;DR: The template-directed syntheses, employing bisparaphenylene-[34]crown-10 (BPP34C10), 1,5-dinaphthoparaphenane (1/5NPPP36C10, and 1/5DNP38C10) as templates, result in a rich reserve of new stereochemical types that might be tapped for their switching and mechanical properties.

TL;DR: In this article, two bis(2-oxy-1,3-propylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene-containing acyclic polyethers and two macrocyclic poly-ethers, each incorporating one bis( 2-oxy 1,3,propylenithio)-tetracationic cyclophane unit and one p-phenylene ring, have been synthesized and the results obtained from electrochemical experiments are consistent with the reversible, redox-driven dethreading/rethreading process observed by 1

TL;DR: The approach of exploring the 3D topology of 2D tessellations of a naphthalene diimide-based molecular triangle (NDI-Δ) reveals that the 2D molecular arrangement is sensitive to the identity of the solvent and solute concentrations.