| 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.
- A molecular bipaddled flipper based on a tetradentate chiral Cucomplex has been designed. The paddling motion of thisunprecedented molecular-scale machine can be controlled byreversible oxidation of the metal center. Kinetic and computational(density functional theory) analyses provide a detailed picture ofthe flipper motion at the molecular scale, rationalize the switchingrole of the metal-ion oxidation state, and pose the basis for thefine-tuning of the dynamic motion of this new class of molecular-scale devices.
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