TY - DATA T1 - Chiral Hydrogen Bond Environment Providing Unidirectional Rotation in Photoactive Molecular Motors PY - 2015/12/16 AU - Cristina García-Iriepa AU - Marco Marazzi AU - Felipe Zapata AU - Alessio Valentini AU - Diego Sampedro AU - Luis Manuel Frutos UR - https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Chiral_Hydrogen_Bond_Environment_Providing_Unidirectional_Rotation_in_Photoactive_Molecular_Motors/2023338 DO - 10.1021/jz302152v.s001 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/3594633 KW - excitation wavelength KW - motor KW - Photoactive Molecular MotorsGeneration KW - novel strategy KW - Chiral Hydrogen Bond Environment KW - ultrafast process KW - Unidirectional Rotation KW - chiral hydrogen bond environment N2 - 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. ER -