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Chem. Commun., 2001, 1954 - 1955, DOI: 10.1039/b106342c

The first redox controlled hydrogen bonded three-pole switch

Christine Bourgel, Alan S. F. Boyd, Graeme Cooke, Hugues Augier de Cremiers, Florence M. A. Duclairoir and Vincent M. Rotello

The first example of a redox controlled hydrogen bonded three-pole switch is described, which exploits both electrochemical oxidation and reduction of the host–guest dyad to modulate the intermolecular recognition properties.