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Chemists debate how to fuel molecular machines

As researchers develop efficient molecular fuels, they continue to wrestle with the fundamentals of how their machines work

by Mark Peplow, special to C&EN
February 5, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 5
Credit: Stuart Jantzen, Biocinematics | Caption: This autonomous motor spins by reacting with a chiral fuel molecule (green) to form a bridging anhydride and produce waste (black). A chiral catalyst (purple) then breaks open the anhydride, moving the motor to the next stage of its cycle.

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