Chiral molecular motors driven by a nonhelical laser pulse

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 26, 2003, Pages 2976-2978

  Hoki, Kunihito ^a   Yamaki, Masahiro ^a   Fujimura, Yuichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chirality; Laser chemistry; Molecular dynamics; Molecular motors; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ALDEHYDES; IGNITION; ROTORS;

MOLECULAR MOTORS;

LASER PULSES;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIPOLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ISOMERISM; LASER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLARIZATION; RADIATION FIELD; ROTATION;

EID: 0042808604     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200250872     Document Type: Article

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