New mechanistic insight in the thermal helix inversion of second-generation molecular motors

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 35, 2008, Pages 11183-11193

  Klok, Martin ^a   Walko, Martin ^a   Geertsema, Edzard M ^a   Ruangsupapichat, Nopporn ^a   Kistemaker, Jos C M ^a   Meetsma, Auke ^a   Feringa, Ben L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkenes; Conformational dynamics; Helical structures; Molecular motors; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; HYDROCARBONS; LINEAR MOTORS; MOTORS; OLEFINS;

ALKENES; AXIAL ORIENTATIONS; CONFORMATIONAL DYNAMICS; FOLDED CONFORMATIONS; FOLDED STRUCTURES; HELICAL STRUCTURES; HELIX INVERSIONS; KINETIC STUDIES; METHYL GROUPS; MOLECULAR MOTORS; REACTION COORDINATES; RELATIVE ENERGIES; RING INVERSIONS; ROTARY MOTORS; ROTATION CYCLES; TRANSITION STATES; UNIDIRECTIONAL LIGHTS;

CONFORMATIONS;

EID: 57149139148     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200800969     Document Type: Article

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