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 …

The field of synthetic molecular machines has quickly evolved in recent years, growing from
a fundamental curiosity to a highly active field of chemistry. Many different applications are …

Molecular motors are at the heart of cellular machinery, and they are involved in converting
chemical and light energy inputs into efficient mechanical work. From a synthetic …

One of the key challenges in taking light‐driven unidirectional rotary motors from discovery
to application is to increase the rate of rotation. Herein, we review our ongoing efforts to …

Symmetric molecular motors based on two overcrowded alkenes with a notable absence of
a stereogenic center show potential to function as novel mechanical systems in the …

Acceleration of a Nanomotor: Electronic Control of the Rotary Speed of a Light-Driven
Molecular Rotor | Journal of the American Chemical Society ACS ACS Publications C&EN …

The introduction of bulky substituents at the stereogenic center of light-driven second-
generation molecular motors results in an acceleration of the speed of rotation. This is due to …

Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

Motion is omnipresent, as is obvious from the artificial machines in the macro-world and the
biomolecular motors in living systems, controlling dynamic behavior along many length …

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 …