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Synthesis of a Light‐Driven Motorized Nanocar
Author(s) -
GarcíaLópez Víctor,
Chu PinLei E.,
Chiang PinnTsong,
Sun Jiuzhi,
Martí Angel A.,
Tour James M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2193-5815
pISSN - 2193-5807
DOI - 10.1002/ajoc.201500325
Subject(s) - bodipy , fluorophore , molecule , fluorescence , molecular motor , chemistry , nanotechnology , quantum , fluorescent light , photochemistry , optoelectronics , physics , optics , materials science , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
The design and synthesis of a 4,4‐difluoro‐4‐bora‐3a,4a‐diaza‐ s ‐indacene (BODIPY)‐based motorized nanocar and two control molecules for single‐molecule fluorescence microscopy studies (SMFM) is described. The nanocar incorporates a fast rotatory light‐driven motor (3 MHz at 25 °C) that is expected to move in circles. In addition, two control molecules without wheels and bearing a fast or a slow motor (2 revolutions per hour) were also synthesized to investigate the role of the motor, wheels, and the photocompatibility of the light‐driven rotary motor with the BODIPY fluorophore. The high quantum yields of 0.40–0.78 of these molecules make them suitable for future SMFM studies.