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All-visible-light-driven salicylidene schiff-base-functionalized artificial molecular motors

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  • Sven Vliet

    (University of Groningen
    Technical University of Denmark, Kgs)

  • Jinyu Sheng

    (University of Groningen
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria)

  • Charlotte N. Stindt

    (University of Groningen)

  • Ben L. Feringa

    (University of Groningen)

Abstract

Light-driven rotary molecular motors are among the most promising classes of responsive molecular machines and take advantage of their intrinsic chirality which governs unidirectional rotation. As a consequence of their dynamic function, they receive considerable interest in the areas of supramolecular chemistry, asymmetric catalysis and responsive materials. Among the emerging classes of responsive photochromic molecules, multistate first-generation molecular motors driven by benign visible light remain unexplored, which limits the exploitation of the full potential of these mechanical light-powered systems. Herein, we describe a series of all-visible-light-driven first-generation molecular motors based on the salicylidene Schiff base functionality. Remarkable redshifts up to 100 nm in absorption are achieved compared to conventional first-generation motor structures. Taking advantage of all-visible-light-driven multistate motor scaffolds, adaptive behaviour is found as well, and potential application in multistate photoluminescence is demonstrated. These functional visible-light-responsive motors will likely stimulate the design and synthesis of more sophisticated nanomachinery with a myriad of future applications in powering dynamic systems.

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  • Sven Vliet & Jinyu Sheng & Charlotte N. Stindt & Ben L. Feringa, 2024. "All-visible-light-driven salicylidene schiff-base-functionalized artificial molecular motors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-50587-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4
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    1. Rienk Eelkema & Michael M. Pollard & Javier Vicario & Nathalie Katsonis & Blanca Serrano Ramon & Cees W. M. Bastiaansen & Dirk J. Broer & Ben L. Feringa, 2006. "Nanomotor rotates microscale objects," Nature, Nature, vol. 440(7081), pages 163-163, March.
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