An ultrafast surface-bound photo-active molecular motor
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| Publication date | 2014 |
| Journal | Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences |
| Volume | Issue number | 13 | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 241-246 |
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| Abstract | We report the synthesis and surface attachment of an ultrafast light-driven rotary molecular motor. Transient absorption spectroscopy revealed that the half-life of the rate determining thermal step of the rotary cycle in solution is 38 +/- 1 ns, the shortest yet observed, making this the fastest molecular motor reported. Incorporation of acetylene legs into the structure allowed the motors to be grafted to azide-modified quartz and silicon substrates using the "click" 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1039/c3pp50208b |
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