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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
卷 141, 期 48, 页码 19118-19129出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10005
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- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
- University of Amsterdam
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) [PZ00P2_174116]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [PZ00P2_174116] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
The relation between the chemical structure and the mechanical behavior of molecular machines is of paramount importance for a rational design of superior nanomachines. Here, we report on a mechanistic study of a nanometer scale translational movement in two bistable rotaxanes. Both rotaxanes consist of a tetra-amide macrocycle interlocked onto a polyether axle. The macrocycle can shuttle between an initial succinamide station and a 3,6-dihydroxy- or 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,8-naphthalimide end stations. Translocation of the macrocycle is controlled by a hydrogen-bonding equilibrium between the stations. The equilibrium can be perturbed photochemically by either intermolecular proton or electron transfer depending on the system. To the best of our knowledge, utilization of proton transfer from a conventional photoacid for the operation of a molecular machine is demonstrated for the first time. The shuttling dynamics are monitored by means of UV-vis and IR transient absorption spectroscopies. The polyether axle accelerates the shuttling by similar to 70% compared to a structurally similar rotaxane with an all-alkane thread of the same length. The acceleration is attributed to a decrease in activation energy due to an early transition state where the macrocycle partially hydrogen bonds to the ether group of the axle. The dihydroxyrotaxane exhibits the fastest shuttling speed over a nanometer distance (tau(shuttling) approximate to 30 ns) reported to date. The shuttling in this case is proposed to take place via a so-called harpooning mechanism where the transition state involves a folded conformation due to the hydrogen-bonding interactions with the hydroxyl groups of the end station.
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