The goal of the present article is to review the major developments that have led to the
current understanding of molecule–field interactions and experimental methods for …

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

Unidirectional molecular rotary motors that harness photoinduced cis–trans (E–Z)
isomerization are promising tools for the conversion of light energy to mechanical motion in …

Photochemical isomerization in sterically crowded chiral alkenes is the driving force for
molecular rotary motors in nanoscale machines. Here the excited-state dynamics and …

This tutorial review describes how recent quantum chemical calculations and non‐adiabatic
molecular dynamics simulations have provided valuable guidelines and insights for the …

Living systems are fundamentally dependent on the ability of proteins to respond to external
stimuli. The mechanism, the underlying structural dynamics, and the time scales for …

Template for Electronic Submission to ACS Journals Page 1 Photo-driven Molecular Wankel
Engine, B13 + Jin Zhang†*, Alina P. Sergeeva‡, Manuel Sparta†, Anastassia N. Alexandrova† …

Planar boron clusters B11−, B13+, B15+, and B19− have been introduced recently as
molecular Wankel motors or tank treads. Here we present a universal mechanism for these …

A fundamental requirement for achieving photoinduced unidirectional rotary motion about
an olefinic bond in a molecular motor is that the potential energy surface of the excited state …

Efficient photomolecular motors will be critical elements in the design and development of
molecular machines. Optimisation of the quantum yield for photoisomerisation requires a …