Ferrocene-containing non-interlocked molecular machines. Issue 12 (6th January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Scottwell, Synøve Ø.; Crowley, James D.
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 52:Issue 12(2016)
• Page Start: 2451
• Page End: 2464
• Publication Date: 2016-01-06
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc09569g
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : Ferrocene is chemically robust and readily functionalized which enables its facile incorporation into more complex molecular systems. This coupled with ferrocene's reversible redox properties and ability to function as a "molecular ball bearing" has led to the use of ferrocene as a component in wide range of non-interlocked synthetic molecular machine systems. Abstract : Ferrocene is the prototypical organometallic sandwich complex and despite over 60 years passing since the discovery and elucidation of ferrocene's structure, research into ferrocene-containing compounds continues to grow as potential new applications in catalysis, biology and the material sciences are found. Ferrocene is chemically robust and readily functionalized which enables its facile incorporation into more complex molecular systems. This coupled with ferrocene's reversible redox properties and ability function as a "molecular ball bearing" has led to the use of ferrocene as a component in wide range of interlocked and non-interlocked synthetic molecular machine systems. This review will focus on the exploitation of ferrocene (and related sandwich complexes) for the development of non-interlocked synthetic molecular machines.