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Autonomy and Chirality in Molecular Motors
Kistemaker, Jozef Cornelis Maria
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A
UTONOMY AND
C
HIRALITY
IN
M
OLECULAR
M
OTORS
Paranimfen: Jochem van Herpt Anouk Lubbe
Cover: Third generation molecular motors pass a resemblance to butterflies. At the top is a Nijenborgh moth, at the bottom is a Waterman projection.
The research described in this thesis was carried out within the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) and it was financially supported by a European Research Council Grant (ERC; advanced grant no. 227897).
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Autonomy and Chirality
in Molecular Motors
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
op gezag van de
rector magnificus prof. dr. E. Sterken
en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties.
De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op
vrijdag 17 november 2017 om 14.30 uur
door
Jozef Cornelis Maria Kistemaker
geboren op 22 oktober 1983
te Oldenzaal
Promotor
Prof. dr. B.L. Feringa
Beoordelingscommissie
Prof. dr. N.H. Katsonis
Prof. dr. S. Otto
Prof. dr. R.J.M. Nolte
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 7
Chapter 2: First Generation Molecular Motors 23
Chapter 3: Second Generation Molecular Motors 49
Chapter 4: Molecular Motors in Viscous Media 93
Chapter 5: Identification of Two Thermal Isomerization Pathways
for Bistable Molecular Motors
119
Chapter 6: Third Generation Molecular Motors 143
Chapter 7: Third Generation Molecular Motors – Exploring Their
Key Parameters and Limits
167
Chapter 8: Chemically Driven Rotary Motor with Autonomous
Directionality
217
Nederlandse Samenvatting 237
