Correlated translational motions in pseudo-rotaxane complexes controlled by a single chemical stimulus

Autores. Naoko Kotera, Pilar Montellano, Aldo C. Catalán, Anayeli Carrasco-Ruiz, Ruy Cervantes, Jorge Tiburcio

Revista: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3OB01741A

Resumen: Coordinated motions are essential in the operation of molecular machines. This feature can be achieved by landscaping the energy surface along the movement coordinates. Herein, we present an approach of using a single stimulus to modify the free energy curve describing the threading and shuttling of a ring along a linear molecule. This approach has been realized by locating two identical ring-binding sites near the axle termini.