[HTML][HTML] Artificial molecular machines
The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …
Mechanically interlocked molecules in metal–organic frameworks
A Saura-Sanmartin, A Pastor… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) have great potential in the development of
molecular machinery due to their intercomponent dynamics. The incorporation of these …
molecular machinery due to their intercomponent dynamics. The incorporation of these …
A doubly kinetically-gated information ratchet autonomously driven by carbodiimide hydration
We report a rotaxane-based information ratchet in which the macrocycle distribution is
pumped away from equilibrium using a carbodiimide fuel. A carboxylate group on the axle …
pumped away from equilibrium using a carbodiimide fuel. A carboxylate group on the axle …
Metal–organic frameworks with mechanically interlocked pillars: controlling ring dynamics in the solid-state via a reversible phase change
Metal–organic framework (MOF) materials have been prepared that contain a mechanically
interlocked molecule (MIM) as the pillaring strut between two periodic Zn-carboxylate layers …
interlocked molecule (MIM) as the pillaring strut between two periodic Zn-carboxylate layers …
Pyridyl-acyl hydrazone rotaxanes and molecular shuttles
We report on rotaxanes featuring a pyridyl-acyl hydrazone moiety on the axle as a
photo/thermal-switchable macrocycle binding site. The pyridyl-acyl E-hydrazone acts as a …
photo/thermal-switchable macrocycle binding site. The pyridyl-acyl E-hydrazone acts as a …
Photoswitchable interlocked thiodiglycolamide as a cocatalyst of a chalcogeno-Baylis–Hillman reaction
A Martinez-Cuezva, A Saura-Sanmartin… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
En route to a photoswitchable interlocked catalyst we have proved the ability of
thiodiglycolamide to act as a template in the formation of hydrogen-bonded [2] rotaxanes. X …
thiodiglycolamide to act as a template in the formation of hydrogen-bonded [2] rotaxanes. X …
Oscillating emission of [2] rotaxane driven by chemical fuel
A molecular shuttle consisting of a dibenzo-24-crown-8 macrocycle and an axle with two
degenerate peripheral triazolium stations, a central dibenzyl ammonium station, and two …
degenerate peripheral triazolium stations, a central dibenzyl ammonium station, and two …
Stereocontrolled synthesis of β-lactams within [2] rotaxanes: showcasing the chemical consequences of the mechanical bond
A Martinez-Cuezva, C Lopez-Leonardo… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The intramolecular cyclization of N-benzylfumaramide [2] rotaxanes is described. The
mechanical bond of these substrates activates this transformation to proceed in high yields …
mechanical bond of these substrates activates this transformation to proceed in high yields …
Real-time fluctuations in single-molecule rotaxane experiments reveal an intermediate weak binding state during shuttling
D Sluysmans, P Lussis, CA Fustin… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We report on the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to identify and characterize an
intermediate state in macrocycle shuttling in a hydrogen bonded amide-based molecular …
intermediate state in macrocycle shuttling in a hydrogen bonded amide-based molecular …
Translational dynamics of a non-degenerate molecular shuttle imbedded in a zirconium metal–organic framework
BH Wilson, LM Abdulla, RW Schurko, SJ Loeb - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A new [2] rotaxane molecular shuttle linker based on the binding of a 24-crown-8 ether
macrocycle at a benzimidazole recognition site was synthesised. The shuttling dynamics of …
macrocycle at a benzimidazole recognition site was synthesised. The shuttling dynamics of …