Control of Planar Chirality:The Construction of a Copper-Ion-Controlled Chiral Molecular Hinge

摘要

The control of the mechanical motion of single molecules by external stimuli is a rapidly growing scientific area of great contemporary interest.Until now,a variety of molecular devices,such as motors,rotors,shuttles,ratchets,and tweezers,have been developed.A crucial point is the construction of synthetic molecular machines that utilize-in analogy to their macroscopic pendants-the directional and synchronized movements of smaller parts.