Photoinduced Autonomous Nonequilibrium Operation of a Molecular Shuttle by Combined Isomerization and Proton Transfer Through a Catalytic Pathway
Federico Nicoli, Massimiliano Curcio, Marina Tranfić Bakić, Erica Paltrinieri, Serena Silvi, Massimo Baroncini, Alberto Credi
Abstract
isomerization and proton transfer reactions that enable autonomous and reversible ring shuttling away from equilibrium.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryIsomerizationMoietyRotaxaneRing (chemistry)PhotochemistrySubstituentProtonCatalysisMolecular switchPhotoisomerizationMolecular machineStereochemistryMoleculeNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePhysicsSupramolecular chemistryQuantum mechanicsSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials