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

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 52, 2004, Pages 9599-9602

  Dahl, Bart J ^a   Branchaud, Bruce P ^a  

^a Materials Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Directed bond rotation; Molecular motors; Nanomachines

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; ISOMERIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RING OPENING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 9644294407     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.10.147     Document Type: Article

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