Fig. 3.

Scrambling and induced-sorting of GSAs between the nanocubes (1₆ and 2₆). The scrambling and induced-sorting were monitored by ¹H NMR spectroscopy (500 MHz, D₂O, p-tolyl methyl and N-methyl group regions, [1] = [2] = 0.4 mM). a The monitoring of the scrambling of GSAs between 1₆ and 2₆ at 298 K. Red and blue solid circles indicate the signals for 1₆ and 2₆, respectively. b A plot of the existence ratio of 1₆ in a 1:1 mixture of 1 and 2 during six cycles of the transitions between the ordered and disordered states by changing temperature. c ¹H NMR monitoring of the transition in the first cycle. Red and blue solid circles indicate the signals for 1₆ and 2₆, respectively. The temperatures at which the measurements were carried out are indicated in the spectra