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Light-driven Molecular Motors on Surfaces for Single Molecular Imaging
Published on: March 13, 2019
Light-driven Molecular Motors on Surfaces for Single Molecular Imaging
Jiawen Chen1, Jérôme Vachon2, Ben L Feringa3
1Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen; j.chen@rug.nl.
Abstract:
The design and synthesis of a synthetic system that aims for the direct visualization of a synthetic rotary motor at the single molecule level on surfaces are demonstrated. This work requires careful design, considerable synthetic effort, and proper analysis. The rotary motion of the molecular motor in solution is shown by 1H NMR and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy techniques. In addition, the method to graft the motor onto an amine-coated quartz is described. This method helps to gain more insight into molecular machines.
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