Mechanically responsive molecular crystals
Transformation of energy into motion (work) is one of the basic processes of energy
conversion in nature. The processes of actuation underlying the transduction of light …
conversion in nature. The processes of actuation underlying the transduction of light …
Controlling motion at the nanoscale: rise of the molecular machines
As our understanding and control of intra-and intermolecular interactions evolve, ever more
complex molecular systems are synthesized and assembled that are capable of performing …
complex molecular systems are synthesized and assembled that are capable of performing …
Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidity
The capability of stimulated response by mechanical deformation to induce motion or
actuation is the foundation of lightweight organic, dynamic materials for designing light and …
actuation is the foundation of lightweight organic, dynamic materials for designing light and …
Recent progresses in the mechanistic studies of aggregation-induced emission-active boron complexes and clusters
K Tanaka, M Gon, S Ito, J Ochi, Y Chujo - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
We herein review the recent progresses in the development of boron-containing compounds
with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties. In particular, the contribution of boron to …
with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties. In particular, the contribution of boron to …
Photopolymerization‐Driven Macroscopic Mechanical Motions of a Composite Film Containing a Vinyl Coordination Polymer
ZY Yang, X Sang, D Liu, QY Li, F Lang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We report a unique vinyl coordination polymer (CP),[Zn (4‐Fb) 2 (tkpvb)] n (1, 4‐HFb= 4‐
fluorobenzoic acid, tkpvb= 1, 2, 4, 5‐tetrakis (4‐pyridylvinyl) benzene) that undergoes a rare …
fluorobenzoic acid, tkpvb= 1, 2, 4, 5‐tetrakis (4‐pyridylvinyl) benzene) that undergoes a rare …
Spatially resolved analysis of short-range structure perturbations in a plastically bent molecular crystal
The exceptional mechanical flexibility observed with certain organic crystals defies the
common perception of single crystals as brittle objects. Here, we describe the …
common perception of single crystals as brittle objects. Here, we describe the …
Thermally twistable, photobendable, elastically deformable, and self‐healable soft crystals
The first example of a smart crystalline material, the 2: 1 cocrystal of probenecid and 4, 4′‐
azopyridine, which responds reversibly to multiple external stimuli (heat, UV light, and …
azopyridine, which responds reversibly to multiple external stimuli (heat, UV light, and …
Crystal engineering of hand-twisted helical crystals
S Saha, GR Desiraju - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017 - ACS Publications
A strategy is outlined for the design of hand-twisted helical crystals. The starting point in the
exercise is the one-dimensional (1D) plastic crystal, 1, 4-dibromobenzene, which is then …
exercise is the one-dimensional (1D) plastic crystal, 1, 4-dibromobenzene, which is then …
Self‐healing behavior in a thermo‐mechanically responsive cocrystal during a reversible phase transition
The molecular‐level motions of a coronene‐based supramolecular rotator are amplified into
macroscopic changes of crystals by co‐assembly of coronene and TCNB (1, 2, 4, 5 …
macroscopic changes of crystals by co‐assembly of coronene and TCNB (1, 2, 4, 5 …
Single crystals popping under UV light: a photosalient effect triggered by a [2+ 2] cycloaddition reaction
The extremely rare examples of dynamic single crystals where excitation by light or heat
induces macroscopic motility present not only a visually appealing demonstration of the …
induces macroscopic motility present not only a visually appealing demonstration of the …