Unprecedented water-controlled rotator-stator conversion of supramolecular rotors in crystals.
Rui-Kang HuangZhi-Feng XiaoDe-Xuan LiuWei-Xiong ZhangXiao-Ming ChenPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2019)
The rotational dynamics, dielectric response and phase transitions of a unique crystalline supramolecular rotor are controlled by the existence/absence of guest water molecules causing prominent effects on the supramolecular interactions. Such an unprecedented rotationally bistable rotor can promote the understanding of precise control of molecular rotors in crystals.