1220284-01-4Relevant articles and documents
Controlling molecular rotary motion with a self-complexing lock
Qu, Da-Hui,Feringa, Ben L.
, p. 1107 - 1110 (2010)
(Figure Presented) The key to motion: A second-generation molecular rotary motor, which contains a DB24C8 macrocycle ring incorporated into the lower stator half and a dialkyl ammonium ion attached to the upper rotor half, forms a [1]pseudorotaxane in less polar solvents such as CH2Cl2. In this self-complexing system, acid-base-controlled threading-dethreading movements can be utilized to unlock or lock the molecular motor (see picture).