The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

Directed motion at the nanoscale is a central attribute of life, and chemically driven motor
proteins are nature's choice to accomplish it. Motivated and inspired by such …

The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …

The miniaturization of components used in the construction of working devices is being
pursued currently by the large‐downward (top‐down) fabrication. This approach, however …

The miniaturization of bulky devices and machines is a process that confronts us on a daily
basis. However, nanoscale machines with varied and novel characteristics may also result …

The tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis (paraquat‐p‐phenylene), also known as the little blue
box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host–guest …

A series of [2] rotaxanes containing succinamide and naphthalimide hydrogen-bonding
stations for a benzylic amide macrocycle is described. Electrochemical reduction and …

An acyclic polyether 1a, incorporating a central tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) electron donor unit
and two 4-tert-butylphenoxy groups at its termini, has been synthesized. Two macrocyclic …

Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) dimers and higher oligomers are currently attracting a lot of interest.
1-5 TTF dimers 1-4 linked by σ-bonds, conjugated π-systems, chalcogen atoms, or alkyl …

The Eu (III) tetraazamacrocyclic complexes [Eu⊙ 1] and [Eu⊙ 2], and the Tb (III) and Yb (III)
complexes [Tb⊙ 1] and [Yb⊙ 2], have been synthesized as luminescent molecular-level …