Controlling the movements of molecular systems through external stimuli is crucial for the construction of nanoscale mechanical machines. A spring-like compound has now been prepared — a double helicate that retains its handedness under ion-triggered extension and contraction.
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Feringa, B. Springing into action. Nature Chem 2, 429–430 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.676
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