Efficient control of movement in non-photoresponsive molecular machines by a photo-induced proton-transfer strategy

Qiang Shi; Zheng Meng; Jun-Feng Xiang; Chuan-Feng Chen

doi:10.1039/C8CC01570H

Efficient control of movement in non-photoresponsive molecular machines by a photo-induced proton-transfer strategy

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Apr 3;54(28):3536-3539. doi: 10.1039/C8CC01570H.

Authors

Qiang Shi¹, Zheng Meng², Jun-Feng Xiang², Chuan-Feng Chen¹

Affiliations

¹ Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. cchen@iccas.ac.cn and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
² Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. cchen@iccas.ac.cn.

PMID: 29565445
DOI: 10.1039/C8CC01570H

Abstract

The movement of three pairs of different non-photoresponsive rotaxanes can be efficiently controlled by visible light through a photo-induced proton-transfer (PIPT) strategy in the presence of the photoacid 1-MEH. Moreover, the PIPT strategy also provides systems with a good fatigue resistance after more than 50 cycles.