Cover Feature: Bioinspired Light‐Driven Organic Rotary Molecular Systems (ChemistryEurope 1/2026)
Abstract
The Cover Feature illustrates rotary molecular systems (RMSs) activated by visible, near-infrared (NIR), or two-photon (TPA) light. The Review by L. Hortigüela and S. P. Morcillo (DOI: 10.1002/ceur.202500370) analyses how molecular architecture, chiral organization, and excited-state design govern the efficiency, directionality, and thermal behavior of light-driven rotation. It highlights bioinspired designs based on natural chromophores that expand RMS operation toward longer-wavelength activation, enhanced quantum efficiency, and biocompatible functionality.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Publication details
- Journal / source
- ChemistryEurope
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN