Front Cover: Artificial Supramolecular Pumps Powered by Light (Chem. Eur. J. 43/2021)

Light‐driven supramolecular pumping was achieved, as a result of unidirectional threading and dethreading movements, by combining photoisomerization and self‐assembly processes in a closed reaction network (represented by reservoirs and pipes in the cover image). While light irradiation (bulb and ge...

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Published in:	Chemistry : a European journal Vol. 27; no. 43; p. 11015
Main Authors:	Corra, Stefano, Casimiro, Lorenzo, Baroncini, Massimo, Groppi, Jessica, La Rosa, Marcello, Tranfić Bakić, Marina, Silvi, Serena, Credi, Alberto
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	02-08-2021
Subjects:	azobenzene molecular machine non-equilibrium process photochemistry rotaxanes
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Summary:	Light‐driven supramolecular pumping was achieved, as a result of unidirectional threading and dethreading movements, by combining photoisomerization and self‐assembly processes in a closed reaction network (represented by reservoirs and pipes in the cover image). While light irradiation (bulb and gears) pushes the species energetically uphill, subsequent exergonic reactions (falling water) convert energy into motion, and a continuous and directional transfer along the cycle (the water flow) is observed at the photostationary state. Artwork by Stefano Corra. More information can be found in the Full Paper by A. Credi et al. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101163).
Bibliography:	These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:	0947-6539 1521-3765
DOI:	10.1002/chem.202102100