Molecular machines swap rings

Steve Goldup ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 557, issue 7703, 39-40

Abstract: A chemical system has been made in which two rings on an axle can switch places by allowing a smaller ring to slip through the cavity of a larger one. The advance opens up potential applications in molecular data storage.

Keywords: Chemistry; Organic chemistry; Nanoscience and technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-02732-5

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