Fig. 1: Controlling molecular rotation by external stimuli and overview over our current work.

a A light-gated 2^nd generation Feringa type molecular motor⁵⁴. b A molecular motor prepared from a molecular switch using a supramolecular interaction with a chiral phosphate anion^55,56. c Summary of this work. d Isomerization pathways of 1 in polar and apolar solvents.