Ground-state kinetics of bistable redox-active donor-acceptor mechanically interlocked molecules.

摘要: Fashioned through billions of years evolution, biological molecular machines, such as ATP synthase, myosin, and kinesin, use the intricate relative motions their components to drive some life’s most essential processes. Having control over in molecules is imperative for life function, many chemists have designed, synthesized, investigated artificial systems that also express controllable within molecules. Using bistable mechanically interlocked (MIMs), based on donor–acceptor recognition motifs, we sought imitate sophisticated nanoscale machines present living systems. In this Account, analyze thermodynamic characteristics a series redox-switchable [2]rotaxanes [2]catenanes. Control understanding intramolecular movements MIMs been vital development variety applications these compounds ranging from electronic devices drug delivery systems.These...