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Inorg Chem. 2006 Nov 27;45(24):9643-5. doi: 10.1021/ic0618549.

Redox-controlled molecular flipper based on a chiral Cu complex.

Inorganic chemistry

Anna Company, Mireia Güell, Dana Popa, Jordi Benet-Buchholz, Teodor Parella, Xavier Fontrodona, Antoni Llobet, Miquel Solà, Xavi Ribas, Josep M Luis, Miquel Costas

Affiliations

  1. Departament de Química and Institut de Química Computacional, Universitat de Girona, Campus de Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain.

PMID: 17112258 DOI: 10.1021/ic0618549

Abstract

A molecular bipaddled flipper based on a tetradentate chiral Cu complex has been designed. The paddling motion of this unprecedented molecular-scale machine can be controlled by reversible oxidation of the metal center. Kinetic and computational (density functional theory) analyses provide a detailed picture of the flipper motion at the molecular scale, rationalize the switching role of the metal-ion oxidation state, and pose the basis for the fine-tuning of the dynamic motion of this new class of molecular-scale devices.

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