Chemical reaction networks that transform out-of-equilibrium 'fuel'to 'waste'are the engines
that power the biomolecular machinery of the cell. Inspired by such systems, autonomous …

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 …

Mechanically interlocked molecules, such as rotaxanes and catenanes, are receiving
increased attention as scaffolds for the development of new catalysts, driven by both their …

Catalysis is key to the effective and efficient transformation of readily available building
blocks into high value functional molecules and materials. For many years research in this …

A robust binary hydrogen-bonded supramolecular organic framework (SOF-7) has been
synthesized by solvothermal reaction of 1, 4-bis-(4-(3, 5-dicyano-2, 6-dipyridyl) …

We report a new class of synthetic molecular pumps that use a stepwise information ratchet
mechanism to achieve the kinetic gating required to sequester their macrocyclic substrates …

A rotaxane-based molecular shuttle has been synthesized in which the switching of the
position of a fluorescent macrocycle on the thread turns “on” or “off” the circularly polarized …

Autonomous chemically fueled molecular machines that function through information ratchet
mechanisms underpin the nonequilibrium processes that sustain life. These biomolecular …

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 …

We report on catalysis by a fuel‐induced transient state of a synthetic molecular machine. A
[2] rotaxane molecular shuttle containing secondary ammonium/amine and thiourea stations …