Catalysis at the flick of a switch
by
James Urquhart, RSC
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last modified
03-21-12 07:37 AM
Copyright 2012, RSC
German researchers have created a molecular nanoswitch that can be reversibly and repeatedly turned on and off to control a chemical reaction. The work offers a way for creating molecular machines that can communicate with each other and control complex cascade reactions using a chemical switch. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2012/March/nanoswitch-controls-organic-Knoevenagel-reaction.asp
