Tetraarylethylene having two nitroxide groups: redox-switching of through-bond magnetic interaction by conformation change

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Jan 21:(3):403-5. doi: 10.1039/b410858b. Epub 2004 Nov 29.

Abstract

Reversible redox-switching of through-bond magnetic interaction has been achieved by conformation change of the tetraarylethylene moiety upon redox input: intramolecular magnetic interaction between two nitroxide groups is dead after oxidation, whereas it was alive before.