article published yes Sven Van Vliet author Jinyu Sheng author 639f0526-27c9-11ee-95a6-966cd7f102d8 Charlotte N. Stindt author Ben L. Feringa author RaKl department Light-driven rotary molecular motors are among the most promising classes of responsive molecular machines and take advantage of their intrinsic chirality which governs unidirectional rotation. As a consequence of their dynamic function, they receive considerable interest in the areas of supramolecular chemistry, asymmetric catalysis and responsive materials. Among the emerging classes of responsive photochromic molecules, multistate first-generation molecular motors driven by benign visible light remain unexplored, which limits the exploitation of the full potential of these mechanical light-powered systems. Herein, we describe a series of all-visible-light-driven first-generation molecular motors based on the salicylidene Schiff base functionality. Remarkable redshifts up to 100 nm in absorption are achieved compared to conventional first-generation motor structures. Taking advantage of all-visible-light-driven multistate motor scaffolds, adaptive behaviour is found as well, and potential application in multistate photoluminescence is demonstrated. These functional visible-light-responsive motors will likely stimulate the design and synthesis of more sophisticated nanomachinery with a myriad of future applications in powering dynamic systems. https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/download/17409/17418/2024_NatureComm_vanVliet.pdf application/pdfno https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Springer Nature2024 eng 2041-1723 39085193 00128238430002010.1038/s41467-024-50587-4 15 Van Vliet, S., Sheng, J., Stindt, C. N., &#38; Feringa, B. L. (2024). All-visible-light-driven salicylidene schiff-base-functionalized artificial molecular motors. <i>Nature Communications</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4</a> S. Van Vliet, J. Sheng, C. N. Stindt, and B. L. Feringa, “All-visible-light-driven salicylidene schiff-base-functionalized artificial molecular motors,” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 15. Springer Nature, 2024. S. Van Vliet, J. Sheng, C.N. Stindt, B.L. Feringa, Nature Communications 15 (2024). Van Vliet S, Sheng J, Stindt CN, Feringa BL. 2024. All-visible-light-driven salicylidene schiff-base-functionalized artificial molecular motors. Nature Communications. 15, 6461. Van Vliet S, Sheng J, Stindt CN, Feringa BL. All-visible-light-driven salicylidene schiff-base-functionalized artificial molecular motors. <i>Nature Communications</i>. 2024;15. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4">10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4</a> Van Vliet, Sven, et al. “All-Visible-Light-Driven Salicylidene Schiff-Base-Functionalized Artificial Molecular Motors.” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 15, 6461, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4">10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4</a>. Van Vliet, Sven, Jinyu Sheng, Charlotte N. Stindt, and Ben L. Feringa. “All-Visible-Light-Driven Salicylidene Schiff-Base-Functionalized Artificial Molecular Motors.” <i>Nature Communications</i>. Springer Nature, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4</a>. 174092024-08-11T22:01:11Z2026-09-17T10:46:04Z