Fuelled Catenane Motor
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© 2016 David Leigh
Description
By using a chemical fuel, a small ring travels around the cyclic track of a larger ring in one direction, thus becoming a chemically fuelled molecular motor. Interlocked molecular rings are called catenanes.
Featured Research
Wilson, M., Solà, J., Carlone, A. et al. An autonomous chemically fuelled small-molecule motor. Nature 534, 235–240 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature18013
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Concept sketch for catenane motor illustration
Models for catenane illustration