An acid/base responsive amphiphilic [2]rotaxane switch containing a hydrophilic macrocycle component and a hydrophobic terminal bulky group was prepared and characterized. The morphology of the supramolecular assemblies formed by the rotaxanes could be switched between spherical vesicles and worm-like micelles using acid/base stimuli, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
![Graphical abstract: Reversible switching of a supramolecular morphology driven by an amphiphilic bistable [2]rotaxane](http://hg.y866.cn/compound/lib/scimg/usr/1/C7CC05008A.jpg)