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  • The rational design of autonomous light-powered molecular motors remains a formidable challenge in nanoscience. Now, a photochemically driven diazene-based rotary motor has been shown to rotate around a single bond, with a preferred direction that can be reversed by changing the wavelength of the irradiation light.

    • Federico Nicoli
    • Chiara Taticchi
    • Massimiliano Curcio
    Research
    Nature Chemistry
    P: 1-7

  • Communications Chemistry is pleased to introduce a Collection of articles on the design and applications of mechanically interlocked molecules. Here, the Guest Editors introduce the topic, outline recent advances in the field, and provide their thoughts for future directions of research.

    • Fredrik Schaufelberger
    • Serena Silvi
    • Jose Berna
    EditorialOpen Access
    Communications Chemistry
    Volume: 8, P: 1-3

  • Catalytic cycles have been demonstrated in mechanically interlocked systems. Here, the authors report a [2]rotaxane containing a nitroxidic radical macrocycle and establish the efficiency of its catalytic redox cycle in this constrained environment.

    • Ilario Baù
    • Cecilia Poderi
    • Marco Lucarini
    ResearchOpen Access
    Communications Chemistry
    Volume: 7, P: 1-7

  • Rigid star-shaped azobenzene tetramers form a porous molecular crystal when the azobenzene moieties are in the trans configuration, and a non-porous amorphous material on their isomerization to the cis configuration. These two forms are reversibly interconverted in the solid state by light irradiation, thus enabling the photoswitching of optical and gas-capture properties.

    • Massimo Baroncini
    • Simone d'Agostino
    • Alberto Credi
    Research
    Nature Chemistry
    Volume: 7, P: 634-640