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A three-compartment chemically-driven molecular information ratchet
Carlone, Armando,Goldup, Stephen M.,Lebrasseur, Nathalie,Leigh, David A.,Wilson, Adam
supporting information; experimental part, p. 8321 - 8323 (2012/06/30)
We describe a three-compartment rotaxane information ratchet in which the macrocycle can be directionally transported in either direction along an achiral (disregarding isotopic labeling) track. Chiral DMAP-based catalysts promote a benzoylation reaction that ratchets the displacement of the macrocycle, transporting it predominantly to a particular end compartment determined by the handedness of the catalyst.