Ferrocene Rotary Switches Featuring 2-Pyridyl-1,2,3-triazole “Click” Chelates

James A. Findlay, Daniel A.W. Ross, James D. Crowley

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Abstract

Three ferrocene-based rotary switches featuring 2-pyridyl-1,2,3-triazole (pytri) “click” chelates have been developed. The rotors can be switched from a folded (syn) to extended (anti) conformation by the addition of [Cu(CH3CN)4](PF6) and 6,6′-dimesityl-2,2′-bipyridine. This extension process could be reversed by the addition of 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (cyclam) to sequester the Cu(I) ions. Disappointingly, the weakness of the pytri chelates prevented the development of an electrochemically switchable system.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202100948
Number of pages7
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume2022
Issue number5
Early online date12 Jan 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Feb 2022
Externally publishedYes

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