Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen, Christian Lomholt and Jan Becher*
Department of Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
*E-mail: jbe@chem.sdu.dk
(Received April 19, 2000; Accepted May 19, 2000)
Keywords: Catenanes, Macrocycles, Supramolecular Chemistry, Switches, Tetrathiafulvalene
Abstract. This account highlights recent developments in the field of supramolecular tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) chemistry. Progresses in synthetic TTF chemistry have enabled the preparation of a number of elaborate molecular systems. Some of these systems can act as either sensors or molecular switches. Among these systems interlocked architectures such as rotaxanes and catenanes make a significant contribution.