Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2012,8, 872–876, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.98
isomerization; hydrazone; molecular switches; pH activation; structure–propertyanalysis; Findings
Nature is full of elegant examples of perfectly designed biological motors and machines [1] that perform delicate and precise tasks. Primitive as they may be, numerous artificial molecular machines [2][3][4][5][6
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1:
The acid-activated switching process of PPH-1.