Advance in Tetrathiafulvalene and Its Derivatives as Molecular Switches

作者：Zhu Yulan^*; Zhou Xinxin; Yin Qifan; Cao Li

来源：Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009, 29(1): 34-43.

• tetrathiafulvalene
• synthesis
• molecular switch
• molecular recognition

Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and its derivatives can be reversibly transformed into the radical cation TTF(center dot+) and dication TTF(2+) through either chemical or electrochemical oxidation. By using of this feature, TTF and its derivatives have been widely investigated for their potential use in molecular switches, molecular sensors, optical information storage and nonlinear optics etc. This article reviews the recent progress in TTF and its derivatives as molecular switches such as fluorescence switch, photochromism switch, chiral switch and supramolecular switch.

• 出版日期2009-1
• 单位延边大学; 淮阴师范学院