Publications by authors named "Alexander Gerstner"
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- Molecular motors can transition from simple molecules to complex systems, requiring precise tuning of their motion.
- By modifying a single methyl group, researchers showed that they can significantly alter the rotational properties of these motors.
- This study introduces a straightforward method for synthesizing new molecular motors and reveals that the methylation pattern can influence their speed and rotation direction, paving the way for more advanced motor designs.
Indenyl-(Ind) and fluorenyl-(Fl) substituted NHC-stabilized alanes and gallanes (NHC)·EHR 1-12 (NHC = IiPr, IiPr, IMe; E = Al, Ga; R = Ind, Fl) were prepared reaction of the corresponding NHC-iodoalanes and -gallanes with LiInd and LiFl, respectively. Analogously, the alane adducts with two Ind/Fl substituents (NHC)·AlHR13-18 (NHC = IiPr, IiPr, IMe; R = Ind, Fl) were obtained by using two equivalents of LiInd/LiFl. Elimination of indene and fluorene was induced thermally affording unusual dimeric and trimeric NHC-alane adducts {(NHC)·AlH}-μ-Fl 19-20 and {(NHC)·AlH-μ-R}21-23 (R = Ind, Fl; = 2, 3) with bridging indenyl and fluorenyl ligands.
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