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Synthesis and characterization of a functionalized chiral biaryl capable of exhibiting unidirectional bond rotation

  • Bart J. Dahl
  • , Bruce P. Branchaud

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Abstract

A class of chiral biaryl molecules that have been designed to undergo unidirectional rotation about the aryl-aryl bond may show promise for future application in the area of synthetic molecular motors. These asymmetric molecules should be capable of channeling chemical energy into repeated 360° rotation in one direction. Herein we report the synthesis and characterization of one such biaryl molecule (1).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)9599-9602
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume45
Issue number52
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 20 2004
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We are grateful to NSF-CHE-9986926, PRF # 35372AC-1, the US Department of Education GAANN P200A010222-03, and the NSF-IGERT DGE-0114419 for financial support. We thank Jonathan Bingham for some preliminary contributions to this work.

FundersFunder number
NSF-CHE-998692635372AC-1
NSF-IGERTDGE-0114419
US Department of EducationGAANN P200A010222-03

    Keywords

    • Directed bond rotation
    • Molecular motors
    • Nanomachines

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Drug Discovery
    • Organic Chemistry

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