Logic Information Communication in a Fluorescent Molecular Switch

Abstract

Based on the chemical-sensitive fluorescence emission behaviors of the molecular switch 4-bromo-5-methoxy-2-(2-pyridyl)thiazole (2-BMPT), the communication of logic information between two functional units has been realized. With the rational control of the protonation and coordination reaction of 2-BMPT, an upstream switching unit (a 1:2 demultiplexer) and two downstream data-processing units are involved and interconnected in the communication. The two output states of the 1:2 demultiplexer serve as the initial input states of the two parallel downstream data-processing units, which execute the information communication between the two circuit layers. Furthermore, in the parallel data-processing layer, the logic gates of INHIBIT and YES accomplish their specific logic functions. Therefore, a molecular cascade circuit composed of an upstream switch and two downstream processing units has been constructed based on the chemical-modulated fluorescence properties of 2-BMPT.

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