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An autonomous chemically fuelled small-molecule motor

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  • Miriam R. Wilson

    (School of Chemistry, University of Manchester)

  • Jordi Solà

    (School of Chemistry, University of Manchester
    †Present addresses: Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain (J.S.); Chirotech Technology Centre, Dr Reddy’s, Cambridge, CB4 0PE, UK (A.C.); Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK (S.M.G.); School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK (N.L.).)

  • Armando Carlone

    (School of Chemistry, University of Manchester
    †Present addresses: Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain (J.S.); Chirotech Technology Centre, Dr Reddy’s, Cambridge, CB4 0PE, UK (A.C.); Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK (S.M.G.); School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK (N.L.).)

  • Stephen M. Goldup

    (School of Chemistry, University of Manchester
    †Present addresses: Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain (J.S.); Chirotech Technology Centre, Dr Reddy’s, Cambridge, CB4 0PE, UK (A.C.); Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK (S.M.G.); School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK (N.L.).)

  • Nathalie Lebrasseur

    (School of Chemistry, University of Manchester
    †Present addresses: Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain (J.S.); Chirotech Technology Centre, Dr Reddy’s, Cambridge, CB4 0PE, UK (A.C.); Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK (S.M.G.); School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK (N.L.).)

  • David A. Leigh

    (School of Chemistry, University of Manchester)

Abstract

A system is described in which a small macrocycle is continuously transported directionally around a cyclic molecular track when powered by irreversible reactions of a chemical fuel; such autonomous chemically fuelled molecular motors should find application as engines in molecular nanotechnology.

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  • Miriam R. Wilson & Jordi Solà & Armando Carlone & Stephen M. Goldup & Nathalie Lebrasseur & David A. Leigh, 2016. "An autonomous chemically fuelled small-molecule motor," Nature, Nature, vol. 534(7606), pages 235-240, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:534:y:2016:i:7606:d:10.1038_nature18013
    DOI: 10.1038/nature18013
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    1. Alex Albaugh & Todd R. Gingrich, 2022. "Simulating a chemically fueled molecular motor with nonequilibrium molecular dynamics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.

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