We present a class of visible-light-driven molecular motors based on barbituric acid. Due to
a serendipitous reactivity we observed during their synthesis, these motors possess a …

Molecular motors based on the overcrowded alkene motif convert light energy into
unidirectional mechanical motion through an excited state isomerization reaction. The …

Controlling molecular translation at the nanoscale is a key objective for development of
synthetic molecular machines. Recently developed third generation photochemically driven …

Exploring routes to visible-light-driven rotary motors, the possibility of red-shifting the
excitation wavelength of molecular motors by extension of the aromatic core is studied …

Insight in the steric and electronic parameters governing isomerization processes in artificial
molecular motors is essential in order to design more advanced motor systems. A subtle …

Overcrowded alkenes are among the most promising artificial molecular motors because of
their ability to undergo repetitive light-driven unidirectional rotary motion around the central …

Light-driven molecular motors convert light into mechanical energy through excited-state
reactions. Unidirectional rotary molecular motors based on chiral overcrowded alkenes …

Molecular motors convert external energy into directional motions at the nano-scales. To
date unidirectional circular rotations and linear motions have been realized but more …

Light‐driven molecular motors possess immense potential as central driving units for future
nanotechnology. Integration into larger molecular setups and transduction of their …

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 …