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. 2016 Nov 14;55(47):14506-14508.
doi: 10.1002/anie.201609841. Epub 2016 Oct 20.

Genesis of the Nanomachines: The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

David A Leigh  1
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Genesis of the Nanomachines: The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

David A Leigh. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. .

Abstract

In the beginning…: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 goes to three of the pioneers of the field of synthetic molecular machines, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, and Ben L. Feringa. Their work has led from the reliable synthesis of rotaxanes and catenanes to molecular rotary motors, shuttles, muscles, and other devices.

Keywords: catenanes; molecular machines; molecular motors; rotaxanes.

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