Activating a light-driven molecular motor by metal complexation
Charlotte N. Stindt, Stefano Crespi, Ryojun Toyoda, Michiel Hilbers, Johan Kemmink, Pieter van der Meulen, Wybren Jan Buma, Ben L. Feringa
Topics & Concepts
Ligand (biochemistry)Molecular motorMolecular machineMetalRotation around a fixed axisNanotechnologyMolecular switchChemistryFunction (biology)Materials scienceChemical physicsMoleculePhysicsReceptorEvolutionary biologyOrganic chemistryClassical mechanicsBiologyBiochemistrySupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMagnetism in coordination complexes