Bullvalene-Containing Molecular Glasses

We have just published a paper investigating the relationship between the shapeshifting isomerism of heterodisubstituted bullvalenes and their properties as amorphous molecular glasses. This article highlights the capability of shapeshifting building blocks to induce glass formation and to alter the physical properties of the resulting molecular materials, producing macroscopic effects that are observable by eye. Thanks to our collaborator Stephen Cowling and congratulations to the whole team who worked on the research, especially the lead authors Yuzhen Wen and Chris Hogg!