La cristalización desencadenada por la luz de un complejo molecular huésped-invitado

Guido H Clever1, Shohei Tashiro, Mitsuhiko Shionoya

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.

Resumen

Los investigadores demuestran la liberación inducida por la luz de moléculas de las jaulas metal-orgánicas. Este proceso reversible controla las máquinas moleculares cambiando los huéspedes de azobenzeno utilizando la luz, evitando el desperdicio y permitiendo la formación de nuevos materiales.

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