Vapor-controlled supramolecules can switch color, glow and phase

by Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

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Add as preferred source Illustration of vapor-controlled reversible host–guest chemistry inducing optical and phase switching. Credit: Yoko Sasayama Controlling interactions between molecules and their functions from the molecular level to the macroscopic scale is challenging in supramolecular and materials chemistry. To this end, a research team led by associate professor Yosuke Tani from WPI-ITbM at Nagoya University and Keisuke Wada from Kyoto University designed a vapor-controlled, reversible host–guest chemistry system that controls the optical and physical properties of a functional molecular liquid (FML)—nonvolatile fluids that can feature optical, electronic and catalytic properties.

Their research was published in Chemical Science .