%0 Journal Article %A García-Iriepa, Cristina %A Marazzi, Marco %A Zapata, Felipe %A Valentini, Alessio %A Sampedro, Diego %A Frutos, Luis Manuel %D 2015 %T Chiral Hydrogen Bond Environment Providing Unidirectional Rotation in Photoactive Molecular Motors %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Chiral_Hydrogen_Bond_Environment_Providing_Unidirectional_Rotation_in_Photoactive_Molecular_Motors/2023338 %R 10.1021/jz302152v.s001 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/3594633 %K excitation wavelength %K motor %K Photoactive Molecular MotorsGeneration %K novel strategy %K Chiral Hydrogen Bond Environment %K ultrafast process %K Unidirectional Rotation %K chiral hydrogen bond environment %X Generation of a chiral hydrogen bond environment in efficient molecular photoswitches is proposed as a novel strategy for the design of photoactive molecular motors. Here, the following strategy is used to design a retinal-based motor presenting singular properties: (i) a single excitation wavelength is needed to complete the unidirectional rotation process (360°); (ii) the absence of any thermal step permits the process to take place at low temperatures; and (iii) the ultrafast process permits high rotational frequencies. %I ACS Publications