Various embodiment of the present invention are directed to organic molecules that are reconfigurable under application of an external electric field. One organic molecule embodiment of the present invention has the structure:
where L
1
X
1
and L
2
X
2
are optional connector groups, A represents an electron acceptor group, D represents an electron donor group, R and R′ represent spacer molecules, and R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, R
4
, R
5
, R
6
, R
7
, and R
8
represent atoms and hydrocarbons.
本发明的各种实施例涉及在施加外部电场下可重构的有机分子。本发明的一种有机分子实施例具有以下结构:其中L1X1和
L2X2是可选的连接基团,A代表电子受体基团,D代表电子给体基团,R和R'代表间隔分子,R1、R2、R3、R4、R5、R6、R7和R8代表原子和碳氢化合物。