Photoresponsive supramolecular polymers: from light‐controlled small molecules to smart materials

F Xu, BL Feringa - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photoresponsive supramolecular polymers are well‐organized assemblies based on highly
oriented and reversible noncovalent interactions containing photosensitive molecules as (co …

Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments

J Volarić, W Szymanski, NA Simeth… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

The OpenMolcas Web: A Community-Driven Approach to Advancing Computational Chemistry

G Li Manni, I Fdez. Galván, A Alavi… - Journal of chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The developments of the open-source OpenMolcas chemistry software environment since
spring 2020 are described, with a focus on novel functionalities accessible in the stable …

A DNA origami rotary ratchet motor

AK Pumm, W Engelen, E Kopperger, J Isensee, M Vogt… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
To impart directionality to the motions of a molecular mechanism, one must overcome the
random thermal forces that are ubiquitous on such small scales and in liquid solution at …

An electric molecular motor

L Zhang, Y Qiu, WG Liu, H Chen, D Shen, B Song… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Macroscopic electric motors continue to have a large impact on almost every aspect of
modern society. Consequently, the effort towards develo** molecular motors,–that can be …

Stimulus-controlled anion binding and transport by synthetic receptors

J de Jong, JE Bos, SJ Wezenberg - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anionic species are omnipresent and involved in many important biological processes. A
large number of artificial anion receptors has therefore been developed. Some of these are …

Molecular ratchets and kinetic asymmetry: giving chemistry direction

S Borsley, DA Leigh… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades ratchet mechanisms have transformed the understanding and
design of stochastic molecular systems—biological, chemical and physical—in a move away …

Step** out of the blue: from visible to near‐IR triggered photoswitches

Z Zhang, W Wang, M O'Hagan, J Dai… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Light offers unique opportunities for controlling the activity of materials and biosystems with
high spatiotemporal resolution. Molecular photoswitches are chromophores that undergo …

Designing light-driven rotary molecular motors

DRS Pooler, AS Lubbe, S Crespi, BL Feringa - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to induce and amplify motion at the molecular scale has seen tremendous
progress ranging from simple molecular rotors to responsive materials. In the two decades …

Autonomous fuelled directional rotation about a covalent single bond

S Borsley, E Kreidt, DA Leigh, BMW Roberts - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Biology operates through autonomous chemically fuelled molecular machinery, including
rotary motors such as adenosine triphosphate synthase and the bacterial flagellar motor …