Unidirectional Rotary Motion in Isotopically Chiral Molecular Motors: A Computational Analysis

Wang,Jun
Oruganti, Baswanth
Durbeej, Bo
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Molecular dynamics simulations are performed to explore if isotopic chirality can induce unidirectional rotary motion in molecular motors operated through double-bond photoisomerizations. Using a high-quantum yield motor featuring a chemically asymmetric carbon atom as reference, it is found that isotopically chiral counterparts of this motor sustain such motion almost equally well. Overall, the study reveals a previously unexplored role for isotopic chirality in the design of rotary molecular motors ​
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