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Molecular Rotors

Molecular Rotors is a class of synthetic molecular-scale systems that function as rotary components within molecular machines, distinguished by their ability to undergo controlled, unidirectional rotation around a defined axis in response to external stimuli such as light, chemical reactions, or electrical energy.

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2.6K

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784

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2017–2026

268

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796

Synthetic Molecular Motors and Mechanical Machines

Euan R. Kay, David A. Leigh, Francesco Zerbetto · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2006 · 2.6K citations

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Light-driven monodirectional molecular rotor

Nagatoshi Koumura, Robert W. J. Zijlstra, Richard A. van Delden et al. · Nature · 1999 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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A Molecular Elevator

Jovica D. Badjić, Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. · Science · 2004 · 1K citations

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Unidirectional rotation in a mechanically interlocked molecular rotor

David A. Leigh, Jenny K. Y. Wong, François Dehez et al. · Nature · 2003 · 928 citations

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Unidirectional rotary motion in a molecular system

T. Ross Kelly, Harshani De Silva, Richard A. Silva · Nature · 1999 · 800 citations

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Authors

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  1. BL
    Ben L. Feringa

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    63 publications · 7.2K citations

    43

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  2. MA
    Miguel A. Garcı́a-Garibay

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    34 publications · 2.3K citations

    26

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  3. MK
    Marina K. Kuimova

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    26 publications · 2.4K citations

    22

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  4. JM
    Josef Michl

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    24 publications · 1.3K citations

    20

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  5. MA
    Mark A. Haidekker

    University of California San Diego, United States

    21 publications · 2.2K citations

    18

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Institutions

784

  1. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    44 h-index

    282 publications

    31.3K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    30 h-index

    208 publications

    12.6K citations

  3. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    29 h-index

    135 publications

    16.9K citations

  4. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    96 publications

    7.7K citations

  5. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    22 h-index

    100 publications

    6.3K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    21 h-index

    73 publications

    6.1K citations

  7. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    20 h-index

    87 publications

    18.4K citations

  8. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Prague, Czechia

    19 h-index

    58 publications

    2.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 66 publications · 8K citations

    49

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  2. Angewandte Chemie International Edition

    38 publications · 5.3K citations

    30

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  3. The Journal of Organic Chemistry

    JOC · 31 publications · 1.2K citations

    24

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  4. Chemical Communications

    ChemComm · 30 publications · 1.6K citations

    21

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  5. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    34 publications · 2.1K citations

    21

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