title: Redox-controlled molecular flipper based on a chiral Cu complex.
abstract: A molecular bipaddled flipper based on a tetradentate chiral Cu complex has been designed. The paddling motion of this unprecedented molecular-scale machine can be controlled by reversible oxidation of the metal center. Kinetic and computational (density functional theory) analyses provide a detailed picture of the flipper motion at the molecular scale, rationalize the switching role of the metal-ion oxidation state, and pose the basis for the fine-tuning of the dynamic motion of this new class of molecular-scale devices.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Química and Institut de Química Computacional, Universitat de Girona, Campus de Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Company
authors.forename: Mireia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güell
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Popa
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benet-Buchholz
authors.forename: Teodor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Parella
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fontrodona
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llobet
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solà
authors.forename: Xavi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.forename: Josep M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Luis
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costas