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Fullerenes: Multitask Components in Molecular Machinery
Author(s) -
MateoAlonso Aurelio,
Guldi Dirk M.,
Paolucci Francesco,
Prato Maurizio
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200702725
Subject(s) - fullerene , molecular machine , nanotechnology , motion (physics) , molecular dynamics , molecular recognition , chemistry , materials science , computer science , chemical physics , molecule , computational chemistry , artificial intelligence , organic chemistry
Molecular machines are molecular‐scale devices that carry out predetermined tasks derived from molecular motion. This Minireview illustrates how fullerenes can be used as multitask building blocks in molecular machinery, providing new perspectives for fullerenes. Indeed, C 60 can be applied as a photo‐ and electroactive stopper owing to its size, as a probe for molecular motion as a result of its well‐defined physicochemical properties, and to induce motion through π–π interactions. Such molecular motion can be employed to modulate light‐driven electron‐transfer events, extending the potential applications of molecular machines to the typical fields of application of fullerenes.