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Recent Advances in the Chemical Synthesis of Lasso Molecular Switches

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Single Molecular Machines and Motors

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Interlocked and interwoven molecules are intriguing structures that can behave as molecular machines. Among them, the [1]rotaxane molecular architecture is unique, since it defines a lasso-type shape, that, if well designed, can be tightened or loosened depending on an external stimulus. This chapter describes an overview of the main strategies used to reach [1]rotaxanes to date and then focuses on the few examples of [1]rotaxanes reported in the literature that behave as mono-lasso or double-lasso molecular machines. Different motions are illustrated like the loosening–tightening of lassos or the controllable molecular “jump rope” movement which is specific to the double-lasso structure.

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  1. Supramolecular Machines and Architectures Team, Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, (IBMM) UMR 5247 CNRS-UM1-UM2, Université Montpellier 2, Place Eugène Bataillon, case courrier 1706, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

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Coutrot, F. (2015). Recent Advances in the Chemical Synthesis of Lasso Molecular Switches. In: Joachim, C., Rapenne, G. (eds) Single Molecular Machines and Motors. Advances in Atom and Single Molecule Machines. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13872-5_3

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