Publications

Google Scholar link to Ben L. Feringa's full list of publications in chronological order

A selection of publications by our esteemed group members:

2025

• Photoactuating artificial muscle from self-assembly of an overcrowded alkene-derived molecular switch, Adrien Combe, Shaoyu Chen, Gianni Pacella, Marc C. A. Stuart, John Y. de Boer, Giuseppe Portale, and Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 3897 (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58468-0)
  
• Photoswitchable molecular motor Phospholipid: synthesis, characterization and integration into lipid vesicles, Ainoa Guinart, Daniel Doellerer, Yusuf Qutbuddin, Henry Zivkovic, Cristina Branca, Dominik Hrebik, Petra Schwille, and Ben L. Feringa, Langmuir 2025, 41, 6, 3961–3970 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c04173)
• A light-driven molecular motor-polypeptide conjugate supports controlled cell uptake, Ainoa Guinart, Camilla Pegoraro, Esther Masiá Sanchis, Daniel Doellerer, Marc C. Stuart, Inmaculada Conejos-Sánchez, Ben L. Feringa, and María J. Vicent, J. Mater. Chem. B 2024, 13, 2658 - 2665 (DOI: 10.1039/D4TB02434F)

2024

• Photochemical on-demand production of hydrogen peroxide in a modular flow reactor, Thomas Freese, Jelmer T. Meijer, Matteo Miola, Paolo P. Pescarmona and  Ben L. Feringa, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 11, 2024 (DOI: 10.1039/D4SE01142B)
• Photoreceptor-Like Signal Transduction Between Polymer-Based Protocells, Lukas Heuberger, Maria Korpidou, Ainoa Guinart, Daniel Doellerer, Diego Monserrat López, Cora-Ann Schoenenberger, Daela Milinkovic, Emanuel Lörtscher, Ben L. Feringa and Cornelia G. Palivan, Adv.Mat. 11, 2024 (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202413981)
• Light, Switch, Action! The Influence of Geometrical Photoisomerization in an Adaptive Self-Assembled System, Marco Ovalle, Charlotte N. Sindt, Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 46, 31892–31900 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11206)
• A Multiresponsive Ferrocene-Based Chiral Overcrowded Alkene Twisting Liquid Crystals, Maximilian Fellert, Robert Hein, Alexander Ryabchun, Yohan Gisbert, Charlotte N. Stindt and Ben L. Feringa, Angewandte Chem.Intl.Ed. 09.2024 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202413047)
• Mix and Match Tuning of the Conformational and Multistate Redox Switching Properties of an Overcrowded Alkene, Robert Hein, Charlotte N. Stindt and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 38, 26275–26285 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08284)
• Redox-Switchable Aromaticity in a Helically Extended Indeno[2,1-c]fluorene, Eric Sidler, Robert Hein, Daniel Doellerer, and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 28, 19168–19176 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04191)
• Introduction of Molecular Complexity via the Cross‐Coupling of Lithium 1, 4‐Dioxene with Aryl Bromides, Paco Visser and Ben L. Feringa, Chem.European 30/61, 2024 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202402351)
• With or without a co-solvent? highly efficient ultrafast phenanthrenequinone-electron rich alkene (PQ-ERA) photoclick reactions, Anna M. Doze, Youxin Fu, Mariangela Di Donato, Michiel F. Hilbers, Gert Luurtsema, Philip H. Elsinga, Wybren Jan Buma, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa, RSC Chem Sci, 2024,15 (DOI: 10.1039/D4SC01810A)
• Multi-state photoluminescent properties of an overcrowded alkene-based molecular motor in aggregates, Yahan Shan, Jinyu Sheng, Qi Zhang, Marc C. A. Stuart, Da-Hui Qu, Ben L. Feringa, Aggregate, 5-2024 (DOI: 10.1002/agt2.584)
• Waterborne polymers and coatings from bio-based butenolides, A. Jensma, N. Elders, K.J. van den Berg, B.L. Feringa, RSC Green Chem (DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03466J)
  
• Modulation of the isomerization of iminothioindoxyl switches by supramolecular confinement, Daniel Doellerer, Ann-Kathrin Rückert , Sandra Doria, Michiel Hilbers, Nadja A. Simeth, Wybren Jan Buma, Mariangela Di Donato, Ben L. Feringa, Wiktor Szymanski and Stefano Crespi, RSC Chem. Comm, 2024, 60 (DOI: 10.1039/D4CC02423K)
• All-visible-light-driven salicylidene schiff-base-functionalized artificial molecular motors, Sven van Vliet, Jinyu Sheng, Charlotte N. Stindt and Ben L. Feringa, Nature Comm. 2024.15 (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50587-4)
• Photoresponsive Biomimetic Functions by Light-Driven Molecular Motors in Three Dimensionally Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomers, Guiying Long, Yanping Deng, Wei Zhao, Guofu Zhou, Dirk J. Broer, Ben L. Feringa, Jiawen Chen, ACS Publications, 5-2024 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01642)
• The relevance of sustainable laboratory practices, Thomas Freese, Nils Elzinga, Matthias Heinemann, Michael M. Lerch and  Ben L. Feringa, RSC Sustainability 5, 2024 (DOI: 10.1039/D4SU00056K)
• Amplification of Light‐Induced Helix Inversion of Intrinsically Chiral Diarylethene Molecular Switches, Jiaxin Hou, Jinghao Wang, Alexander Ryabchun, Ben L. Feringa, Advanced Functional Materials 34/17, 2024 (DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202312831)
• Formylation boosts the performance of light-driven overcrowded alkene-derived rotary molecular motors, Jinyu Sheng, Wojciech Danowski, Andy S. Sardjan, Jiaxin Hou, Stefano Crespi, Alexander Ryabchun, Maximilian Paradiz Domínguez, Wybren Jan Buma, Wesley R. Browne & Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Chem., 2024.  (DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01521-0)
• Molecular Motors’ Magic Methyl and Its Pivotal Influence on Rotation, Yohan Gisbert, Maximilian Fellert, Charlotte N. Stindt, Alexander Gerstner and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 18, 12609–12619 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01628)
  
• Two-photon absorption of oxindole-based push–pull molecular motors, Ainoa Guinart, Daniel Doellerer, Daisy R.S. Pooler, John Y. de Boer, Sandra Doria, Laura Bussotti, Mariangela Di Donato and Ben L. Feringa, ScienceDirect (DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115649)
• Light-Activated Synthetic Rotary Motors in Lipid Membranes Induce Shape Changes Through Membrane Expansion, Ainoa Guinart, Yusuf Qutbuddin, Svetozar Gavrilović, Kareem Al Nahas, Ben L. Feringa and Petra Schwille,  Advanced Materials 2024, (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311176)
• Coupled Rotary Motion in Molecular Motors, Carlijn L. F. van Beek and Ben L. Feringa,  JACS 146/8 2024 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14430)
• Photo-responsive functional materials based on light-driven molecular motors, Yanping Deng, Guiying Long, Yang Zhang, Wei Zhao, Guofu Zhou, Ben L. Feringa and Jiawen Chen, Light: Sci & Appl, 2024, 13 (DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01391-8)
  
• Synthesis of (E)-1-aryl-2-buten-1-ones by the Cross-Coupling of Lithium 1-methoxy-1,3-butadienes with Aryl Bromides, Paco Visser, Anka Hagelschuer, Ben L. Feringa, Advanced S&C Advanced S&C (DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202301249)
• Dynamic Control of Multiple Optical Patterns of Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Microdroplets by Light-Driven Molecular Motors, Jiaqin Li, Shuting Xie, Jiahui Meng, Yuying Liu, Qi Zhan, Yang Zhang, Lingling Shui, Guofu Zhou, Ben L. Feringa and Jiawen Chen, CCS Chem. 2024, 6/2 (DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.023.202303171)
• The fate of the contact ion pair determines the photochemistry of coumarin-based photocleavable protecting groups, Albert M. Schulte, Georgios Alachouzos, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa, RSC Chem Sci., 2024,15 (DOI: 10.1039/D3SC05725A)

2023

• The Development of a Smart Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Contrast Agent for the Imaging of Sulfatase Activity, Ilse M. Welleman, Friederike Reessing, Hendrikus H. Boersma, Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx, Ben L. Feringa and Wiktor Szymanski, Pharmaceuticals 2023, 16, 10, 1439 (DOI: 10.3390/ph16101439)
• Iron oxide-promoted photochemical oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), Thomas Freese, Jelmer T. Meijer, Maria B. Brands , Georgios Alachouzos, Marc C. A. Stuart, Rafael Tarozo, Dominic Gerlach, Joost Smits, Petra Rudolf, Joost N. H. Reek and Ben L. Feringa, RSC EES. Catal, 2024,2 (DOI: 10.1039/D3EY00256J)
• Construction of a three-state responsive framework from a bistable photoswitch, Jinyu Sheng, Jacopo Perogo, Wojciech Danowski, Silvia Bracco, Shaoyu Chen, Xiaotian Zhu, Charl X. Bezuidenhout, Simon Krause, Wesley R. Browne, Piero Sozzani, Angiolina Comotti and Ben L. Feringa, Chem 2023, 9, 2701-2716 (DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2023.08.004)
• Motorized Photomodulator: Making A Non-photoresponsive Supramolecular Gel Switchable by Light, Yahan Shan, Qi Zhang, Jinyu Sheng, Marc C. A. Stuart, Da-Hui Qu and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, Early View (DOI: 10.1002/ange.202310582)
• Efficient, Near-Infrared Light-Induced Photoclick Reaction Enabled by Upconversion Nanoparticles, Youxin Fu, Kefan Wu, Georgios Alachouzos, Nadja A. Simeth, Thomas Freese, Michal Falkowski, Wiktor Szymanski, Hong Zhang and Ben L. Feringa, Adv. Func. Mater.  2023, Early View (DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202306531)
• Mechanistic Basis for Red Light Switching of Azonium Ions, Miroslav Medved', Mariangela Di Donato, Wybren Jan Buma, Adèle D. Laurent, Lucien Lamijer, Tomás Hrivnák, Ivan Romanov, Susannah Tran, Ben L. Feringa, Wiktor Szymanski and G. Andrew Woolley, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 36, 19894-19902 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06157)
• Control of Photoconversion Yield in Unidirectional Photomolecular Motors by Push-Pull Substituents, Palas Roy, Andy S. Sardjan, Wojciech Danowski, Wesley R. Browne, Ben L. Feringa and Stephen R. Meech, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 36, 19849-19855 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06070)
• Macroscopic motion from synchronised molecular power strokes, Alexander Ryabchun, Federico Lancia, Jiawen Chen, Remi Plamont, Dmitry Morozov, Ben L. Feringa and Nathalie Katsonis, Chem 2023, 9, 1-11 (DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2023.07.021)
• Construction of Multi-Stimuli Responsive Highly Porous Switchable Frameworks by In-Situ Solid-State Generation of Spiropyran Switches, Jinyu Sheng, Jacopo Perogo, Silvia Bracco, Wlodzimierz Czepa, Wojciech Danowski, Simon Krause, Piero Sozzani, Artur Ciesielski, Angiolina Comotti and Ben L. Feringa, Adv. Mater. 2023, Accepted Article (DOI: 10.1002/adma202305783)
• Activating a light-driven molecular motor by metal complexation, Charlotte N. Stindt, Stefano Crespi, Ryojun Toyoda, Michiel F. Hilbers, Johan Kemmink, Pieter van der Meulen, Wybren Jan Buma and Ben L. Feringa, Chem 2023, 9, 8, 2337-2348 (DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2023.06.006)
• Electron-Poor Butenolides: The Missing Link between Acrylates and Maleic Anhydride in Radical Polymerization, Mathieu L. Lepage, Georgios Alachouzos, Johannes G. H. Hermens, Niels Elders, Keimpe J. van den Berg and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 31, 17211–17219 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c04314)
• Synthetic molecular motor activates drug delivery from polymersomes, Ainoa Guinart, Maria Korpidou, Daniel Doellerer and Ben L. Feringa, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 2023, 120, 27, e2301279120 (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2301279120)
• An organic perspective on photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide, Thomas Freese, Jelmer T. Meijer, Ben L. Feringa and Sebastian B. Beil, Nat. Catal. 2023, 6, 553 (DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-00980-x)
• Highly Efficient Oxindole-Based Molecular Photoswitches, Daniel Doellerer, Daisy R. S. Pooler, Ainoa Guinart, Stefano Crespi and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, Early View, e202301634 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301634)
• Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral-at-P Alkenylphosphonamidates through Nickel-Catalyzed C−P Coupling of Phosphoramidites and Alkenyl Halides, Xiao-Bing Chen, Damián Padín, Charlotte N. Stindt and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, 33, e202307450 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307450)
• Scale effect of circularly polarized luminescent signal of matter, Siyu Sun, Xiaolin Li, Chen Xu, Yan Li, YongZhen Wu, Ben L. Feringa, He Tian and Xiang Ma, Nat. Sci. Rev. 2023, 10, 5, nwad072 (DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwad072)
• Rational Design in Photopharmacology with Molecular Photoswitches, Piermichele Kobauri, Frank J. Dekker, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, 30, e202300681 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202300681)
• Ultrafast motion in a third generation photomolecular motor, Palas Roy, Wesley R. Browne, Ben L. Feringa and Stephen R. Meech, Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 1253 (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36777-6)
• Enlightening dynamic functions in molecular systems by intrinsically chiral light-driven molecular motors, Jinyu Sheng, Daisy R. S. Pooler and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2023, 52, 5875 (DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00247K)
• A visible-light-driven molecular motor based on barbituric acid, Kim Kuntze, Daisy R. S. Pooler, Mariangela Di Donato, Michiel F. Hilbers, Pieter van der Meulen, Wybren Jan Buma, Arri Priimagi, Ben L. Feringa and Stefano Crespi, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 8458 (DOI: 10.1039/D3SC03090C)
• Establishing PQ-ERA photoclick reactions with unprecedented efficiency by engineering of the nature of the phenanthraquinone triplet state,Youxin Fu, Georgios Alachouzos, Nadja A. Simeth, Mariangela Di Donato, Michiel F. Hilbers, Wybren Jan Buma, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 7465 (DOI: 10.1039/D3SC01760E)
• Formation of substituted dioxanes in the oxidation of gum arabic with periodate, Harmke S. Siebe, Andy S. Sardjan, Sarina C. Maßmann, Jitte Flapper, Keimpe J. van den Berg, Niek N. H. M. Eisink, Arno P. M. Kentgens, Ben L. Feringa, Akshay Kumar and Wesley R. Browne, Green Chem. 2023, Advance Article (DOI: 10.1039/D2GC04923F)
• Organogelation enables fast organolithium cross-coupling reactions in air, Paco Visser and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Commun. 2023,59, 5539-5542 (DOI: 10.1039/D3CC00756A)
• Architecture-Controllable Single-Crystal Helical Self-assembly of Small-Molecule Disulfides with Dynamic Chirality, Qi Zhang, Ryojun Toyoda, Lukas Pfeifer and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 12, 6976–6985 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00586)
• Enantiodivergent Sulfoxidation Catalyzed by a Photoswitchable Iron Salen Phosphate ComplexPieter J. Gilissen, Xiaofei Chen, Joep De Graaf, Paul Tinnemans, Ben L. Feringa, Johannes A. A. W. Elemans and Roeland J. M. Nolte, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, 24, e202203539 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203539)
• Designing P-type bi-stable overcrowded alkene-based chiroptical photoswitchesJinyu Sheng, Wojciech Danowski, Stefano Crespi, Ainoa Guinart, Xiaobing Chen, Cosima Stähler and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Sci. 2023,14, 4328-4336 (DOI: 10.1039/D2SC05903G)
• Molecular Engineering To Enhance Reactivity and Selectivity in an Ultrafast Photoclick ReactionYouxin Fu, Nadja A. Simeth, Ryojun Toyoda, Robert Brilmayer, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 2, 16, e202218203 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218203)
• Driving a Third Generation Molecular Motor with Electrons Across a Surface, Gitika Srivastava, Peter Štacko, Jesús I. Mendieta-Moreno, Shayan Edalatmanesh, Jos C. M. Kistemaker, G. Henrieke Heideman, Laura Zoppi, Manfred Parschau, Ben L. Feringa and Karl-Heinz Ernst, ACS Nano 2023, 17, 4, 3931–3938 (DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12340)
• Coupled Rotary and Oscillatory Motion in a Second-Generation Molecular Motor Pd Complex, Lukas Pfeifer, Charlotte N. Stindt and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 2, 822–829 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08267)
• Hydrazone-based boron difluoride complexes as triplet photosensitizers for singlet oxygen generation, Sven van Vliet, Johannes G. H. Hermens, Youxin Fu, Lukas Pfeifer and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 884-887 (DOI: 10.1039/D2CC05336E)
• Incorporating sulfur into redox-active reagents and materials, Sebastian B. Beil, Marco B. S. Wonink, Ben L. Feringa, Tetrahedron 2023, 133262 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2023.133262)
  
• Light-fueled transformations of a dynamic cage-based molecular system, Marco Ovalle, Michael Kathan, Ryojun Toyoda, Charlotte N. Stindt, Stefano Crespi and Ben L Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, 9, e202214495 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214495)
• Nanoporous Films with Oriented Arrays of Molecular Motors for Light-Controlled Adsorption and DiffusionYunzhe Jiang, Wojciech Danowski, Ben L. Feringa and Lars Heinke, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, 3, e202214202 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.20221420)
• Photoresponsive Supramolecular Polymers: From Light-controlled Small Molecules to Smart Materials, Fan Xu and Ben L. Feringa, Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 10, 2204413 (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204413)

2022 and older:

• Photoswitchable, Water-Soluble Bisazobenzene Cross-Linkers with Enhanced Properties for Biological Applications, Jana Volarić, Sebastian Thallmair, Ben L. Feringa and Wiktor Szymanski, ChemPhotoChem 2022, 6, e20220017 (DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200170)
• Turning Enantiomeric Relationships into Diastereomeric Ones: Self-Resolving α-Ureidophosphonates and Their Organocatalytic Enantioselective Synthesis, Vanda Dašková, Damián Padín and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 51, 23603–23613 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10911)
• A sustainable polymer and coating system based on renewable raw materials, Johannes G. H. Hermens, Thomas Freese, Georgios Alachouzos, Mathieu L. Lepage, Keimpe J. van den Berg, Niels Elders and Ben L. Feringa, Green Chem. 2022, 24, 9772–9780 (DOI: 10.1039/D2GC03657F)
• Design and Synthesis of Visible-Light-Responsive Azobenzene Building Blocks for Chemical Biology, Jana Volarić, Jeffrey Buter, Albert M. Schulte, Keimpe-Oeds van den Berg, Eduardo Santamaría-Aranda, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa, J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 21, 14319–14333 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01777)
• Coupled Rocking Motion in a Light-Driven Rotary Molecular Motor, Cosima Stähler, Daisy R. S. Pooler, Romain Costil, Dhruv Sudan, Pieter van der Meulen, Ryojun Toyoda and Ben L. Feringa, J. Org. Chem. 2022, early view. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01830)
• Synergistic interplay between photoisomerization and photoluminescence in a light-driven rotary molecular motor, Ryojun Toyoda, Nong V. Hoang, Kiana Gholamjani Moghaddam, Stefano Crespi, Daisy R. S. Pooler, Shirin Faraji, Maxim S. Pshenichnikov and Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 5765 (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33177-0)
• Development of a modular photoreactor for the upscaling of continuous flow photochemistry, Johannes G. H. Hermens, Mathieu L. Lepage, Arjan Kloekhorst, Erik Keller, Robin Bloem, Maurice Meijer and Ben L. Feringa, React. Chem. Eng. 2022, 7, 2280-2284 (DOI: 10.1039/D2RE00310D)
• Enantiodivergent epoxidation of alkenes with a photoswitchable phosphate manganese-salen complex, Xiaofei Chen, Pieter J. Gilissen, Paul Tinnemans, Nicolas Vanthuyne, Floris P. J. T. Rutjes, Ben L. Feringa, Johannes A. A. W. Elemans and Roeland J. M. Nolte, Nat. Synth. 2022, 1, 872-882 (DOI: 10.1038/s44160-022-00157-7)
• A Chemically Recyclable Crosslinked Polymer Network Enabled by Orthogonal Dynamic Covalent ChemistryYuanxin Deng, Qi Zhang, Da-Hui Qu, He Tian and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, 39, e202209100 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209100)
• Visible light activated BINOL-derived chiroptical switches based on boron integrated hydrazone complexesSven van Vliet, Georgios Alachouzos, Folkert de Vries, Lukas Pfeifer and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 9713-9718. (DOI: 10.1039/D2SC03518A)
• The Influence of Strain on the Rotation of an Artificial Molecular MotorMichael Kathan, Stefano Crespi, Axel Troncossi, Charlotte N. Stindt, Ryojun Toyoda and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, 34, e202205801 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205801)
• Mechanistic Insight into Supramolecular Polymerization in Water Tunable by Molecular GeometryFan Xu, Stefano Crespi, Lukas Pfeifer, Marc C. A. Stuart and Ben L. Feringa, CCS Chem. 2022, 4, 2212-2220. (DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.022.202201821)
• Strategy for Engineering High Photolysis Efficiency of Photocleavable Protecting Groups through Cation Stabilization, Albert M. Schulte, Georgios Alachouzos, Wiktor Szymański and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 27, 12421–12430 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04262)
• Light-driven molecular motors embedded in covalent organic frameworks, Cosima Stähler, Lars Grunenberg, Maxwell W. Terban, Wesley R. Browne, Daniel Doellerer, Michael Kathan, Martin Etter, Bettina V. Lotsch, Ben L. Feringa and Simon Krause, Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 8253-8264 (DOI: 10.1039/D2SC02282F)
• Light-Control over Casein Kinase 1δ Activity with Photopharmacology: A Clear Case for Arylazopyrazole-Based Inhibitors, Albert M. Schulte, Dušan Kolarski ,Vidya Sundaram, Ashutosh Srivastava, Florence Tama, Ben L. Feringa and Wiktor Szymanski, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 10, 5326 (DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105326 )
• Phototriggered Complex Motion by Programmable Construction of Light-Driven Molecular Motors in Liquid Crystal Networks, Jiaxin Hou, Guiying Long, Wei Zhao, Guofu Zhou, Danqing Liu, Dirk J. Broer, Ben L. Feringa and Jiawen Chen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15, 6851–6860 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01060)
• Cooperative light-induced breathing of soft porous crystals via azobenzene buckling, Simon Krause, Jack D. Evans, Volodymyr Bon, Stefano Crespi, Wojciech Danowski, Wesley R. Browne, Sebastian Ehrling, Francesco Walenszus, Dirk Wallacher, Nico Grimm, Daniel M. Többens, Manfred S. Weiss, Stefan Kaskel and Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 1951 (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29149-z)
• A molecular motor from lignocellulose, Thomas Freese, Bálint Fridrich, Stefano Crespi, Anouk S. Lubbe, Katalin Barta and Ben L. Feringa, Green Chem. 2022, 24, 3689-3696 (DOI: 10.1039/D2GC00291D)
• Dynamic Control of a Multistate Chiral Supramolecular Polymer in Water, Fan Xu, Stefano Crespi, Gianni Pacella, Youxin Fu, Marc C. A. Stuart, Qi Zhang, Giuseppe Portale and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 13, 6019–6027 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01063)
• Hypothesis-Driven, Structure-Based Design in Photopharmacology, Piermichele Kobauri, Nicole S. Galenkamp, Albert M. Schulte, Jisk de Vries, Nadja A. Simeth, Giovanni Maglia, Sebastian Thallmair, Dušan Kolarski, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa, J. Med. Chem. 2022, 65, 6, 4798–4817 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01962)
• Transforming Dyes into Fluorophores: Exciton-Induced Emission with Chain-like Oligo-BODIPY Superstructures, Lukas J. Patalag, Joscha Hoche, Roland Mitric, Daniel B. Werz and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. 2022, 61, 22, e202116834 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116834)
• Stereodivergent Chirality Transfer by Noncovalent Control of Disulfide Bonds, Qi Zhang, Stefano Crespi, Ryojun Toyoda, Romain Costil, Wesley R. Browne, Da-Hui Qu, He Tian and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 10, 4376–4382 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10000)
• Computational Design, Synthesis, and Photochemistry of Cy7-PPG, an Efficient NIR-Activated Photolabile Protecting Group for Therapeutic Applications, Georgios Alachouzos, Albert M. Schulte, Anirban Mondal, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, 27, e202201308 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201308)
• Controlling rotary motion of molecular motors based on oxindole, Daisy R. S. Pooler, Daniel Doellerer, Stefano Crespi and Ben L. Feringa, Org. Chem. Front. 2022,9, 2084-2092 (DOI: 10.1039/D2QO00129B)
• A proof-of-concept study on the use of a fluorescein-based 18F-tracer for pretargeted PET, Hugo Helbert, Emily M. Ploeg, Douwe F. Samplonius, Simon N. Blok, Ines F. Antunes, Verena I. Böhmer, Gert Luurtsema, Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx, Ben L. Feringa, Philip H. Elsinga, Wiktor Szymanski and Wijnand Helfrich, EJNMMI Radiopharm. Chem. 2022, 7, 3 (DOI: 10.1186/s41181-022-00155-2)
• Photoactuating Artificial Muscles of Motor Amphiphiles as an Extracellular Matrix Mimetic Scaffold for Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Shaoyu Chen, Liangliang Wang, Franco King-Chi Leung, Takashi Kajitani, Marc C. A. Stuart, Takanori Fukushima, Patrick van Rijn, and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 8, 3543–3553 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12318)
• Photoswitchable architecture transformation of a DNA-hybrid assembly at the microscopic and macroscopic scale, Nadja A. Simeth, Paula de Mendoza, Victor R. A. Dubach, Marc C. A. Stuart, Julien W. Smith, Tibor Kudernac, Wesley R. Browne and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 3263-3272 (DOI: 10.1039/D1SC06490H)
• Digital photoprogramming of liquid-crystal superstructures featuring intrinsic chiral photoswitches, Zhigang Zheng, Honglong Hu, Zhipeng Zhang, Binghui Liu, Mengqi Li, Da-Hui Qu, He Tian, Wei-Hong Zhu and Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Photon. 2022, 16, 3, 226-234 (DOI: 10.1038/s41566-022-00957-5)
• Acylhydrazine-based reticular hydrogen bonds enable robust, tough, and dynamic supramolecular materials, Yuanxin Deng, Qi Zhang, Chenyu Shi, Ryojun Toyoda, Da-Hui Qu, He Tian and Ben L. Feringa, Sci. Adv. 2022, 8, 4, eabk3286 (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abk3286)
• Controlling forward and backward rotary molecular motion on demand, Lukas Pfeifer, Stefano Crespi, Pieter van der Meulen, Johan Kemmink, Ruud M. Scheek, Michiel F. Hilbers, Wybren Jan Buma and Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 2124 (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29820-5)
• Transforming Dyes into Fluorophores: Exciton-Induced Emission with Chain-like Oligo-BODIPY Superstructures, Lukas J. Patalag, Joscha Hoche, Roland Mitric, Daniel B. Werz and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, Early View (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116834)
• Computational Design, Synthesis, and Photochemistry of Cy7-PPG, an Efficient NIR-Activated Photolabile Protecting Group for Therapeutic Applications, Georgios Alachouzos, Albert M. Schulte, Anirban Mondal, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, Early View (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201308)
• In situ EPR and Raman spectroscopy in the curing of bis-methacrylate–styrene resins, Linda E. Eijsink, Andy S. Sardjan, Esther G. Sinnema, Hugo den Besten, Keimpe J. van den Berg, Jitte Flapper, Rogier van Gemert, Ben L. Feringa and Wesley R. Browne, RSC Adv. 2022, 12, 2537-2548 (DOI: 10.1039/D1RA09386J)
• Disulfide-Mediated Reversible Polymerization toward Intrinsically Dynamic Smart Materials, Qi Zhang, Da-Hui Qu, Ben L. Feringa and He Tian, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 5, 2022–2033 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10359)
• Chiral phosphorus compounds by catalytic asymmetric C–P coupling, Anirban Mondal and Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 8–9 (DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00720-z)
• Photomodulation of Transmembrane Transport and Potential by Stiff-Stilbene Based Bis(thio)ureas, Sander J. Wezenberg, Li-Jun Chen, Jasper E. Bos, Ben L. Feringa, Ethan N. W. Howe, Xin Wu, Maxime A. Siegler, and Philip A. Gale, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 1, 331–338 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10034)
• P-chirogenic phosphorus compounds by stereoselective Pd-catalysed arylation of phosphoramidites, Anirban Mondal, Niklas O. Thiel, Ruth Dorel & Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 10–19 (DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00697-9)
• A light-fuelled nanoratchet shifts a coupled chemical equilibrium, Michael Kathan, Stefano Crespi, Niklas O. Thiel, Daniel L. Stares, Denis Morsa, John de Boer, Gianni Pacella, Tobias van den Enk, Piermichele Kobauri, Giuseppe Portale, Christoph A. Schalley and Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Nanotechnol. 2022, 17, 159–165 (DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-01021-z)
• Highly Efficient Biobased Synthesis of Acrylic Acid, Johannes G. H. Hermens, Andries Jensma and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 61, 4, e202112618 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112618)
• Designing light-driven rotary molecular motorsDaisy R. S. Pooler, Anouk S. Lubbe, Stefano Crespi and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 14964-14986 (DOI: 10.1039/D1SC04781G)
• Phenylimino Indolinone: A Green-Light-Responsive T-Type Photoswitch Exhibiting Negative Photochromism, Stefano Crespi, Nadja A. Simeth, Mariangela Di Donato, Sandra Doria, Charlotte N. Stindt, Michiel F. Hilbers, Ferdinand L. Kiss, Ryojun Toyoda, Sammo Wesseling, Wybren Jan Buma, Ben L. Feringa and Wiktor Szymański, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 133, 48, 25494-25499 (DOI: 10.1002/ange.202111748)
• Light-Driven Spiral Deformation of Supramolecular Helical Microfibers by Localized PhotoisomerizationYuanxin Deng, Qi Zhang, Ting Nie, Fan Xu, Romain Costil, Xue-Qing Gong, He Tian, Ben L. Feringa and Da-Hui Qu, Adv. Opt. Mater. 2021, Early View (DOI: 10.1002/adom.202101267)
• Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environmentsJana Volarić, Wiktor Szymanski, Nadja A. Simeth and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 12377-12449 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CS00547A)
• Photo-crosslinking polymers by dynamic covalent disulfide bondsBianka Sieredzinska, Qi Zhang, Keimpe Jan van den Berg, Jitte Flapper and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Sci. 2021, 57, 9838-9841 (DOI: 10.1039/D1CC03648C)
• Multistate Switching of Spin Selectivity in Electron Transport through Light-Driven Molecular MotorsQirong Zhu, Wojciech Danowski, Amit K. Mondal, Francesco Tassinari, Carlijn L. F. van Beek, G. Henrieke Heideman, Kakali Santra, Sidney R. Cohen, Ben L. Feringa and Ron Naaman, Adv. Sci. 2021, 8, 18, 2101773 (DOI: 10.1002/advs.202101773)
• Ultrafast Photoclick Reaction for Selective 18F-Positron Emission Tomography Tracer Synthesis in FlowYouxin Fu, Hugo Helbert, Nadja A. Simeth, Stefano Crespi, Gerbren B. Spoelstra, Jan Maarten van Dijl, Marleen van Oosten, Luiza Reali Nazario, Dion van der Born, Gert Luurtsema, Wiktor Szymanski, Philip H. Elsinga and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 27, 10041–10047 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02229)
• Enantioselective “organocatalysis in disguise” by the ligand sphere of chiral metal-templated complexesVladimir A. Larionov, Ben L. Feringa and Yuri N. Belokon, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 9715-9740 (DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00806k)
• Fast synthesis and redox switching of di- and tetra-substituted bisthioxanthylidene overcrowded alkenesBrian P. Corbet, Marco B. S. Wonink and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 7665-7668 (DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03098a)
• Predicting the substituent effects in the optical and electrochemical properties of N,NFerdinand L. Kiss, Brian P. Corbet, Nadja A. Simeth, Ben L. Feringa and Stefano Crespi, Photochem Photobiol Sci . 2021, 20, 7, 927-938 (DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00071-5)
• Pd-catalyzed sp–sp3 cross-coupling of benzyl bromides using lithium acetylidesAnirban Mondal, Paco Visser, Anna M. Doze, Jeffrey Buter and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Commun. 2021,57, 7529-7532 (DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02762j)
• Motorized Macrocycle: A Photo-responsive Host with Switchable and Stereoselective Guest RecognitionYue Liu, Qi Zhang, Stefano Crespi, Shaoyu Chen, Xiu-Kang Zhang, Tian-Yi Xu, Chang-Shun Ma, Shang-Wu Zhou, Zhao-Tao Shi, He Tian, Ben L. Feringa and Da-Hui Qu, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 29, 16129-16138 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104285)
• Synthesis of Enantioenriched Amines by Iron-Catalysed Amination of Alcohols Employing at Least One Achiral SubstrateGiovanni Bottari, Anastasiia Afanasenko, Antonio A. Castillo-Garcia, Ben L. Feringa and Katalin Barta, Adv. Syn. Cat. 2021, Early View (DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100231)
• Rational design of a photoswitchable DNA glue enabling high regulatory function and supramolecular chirality transferNadja A. Simeth, Shotaro Kobayashi, Piermichele Kobauri, Stefano Crespi, Wiktor Szymanski, Kazuhiko Nakatani, Chikara Dohno and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 9207-9220 (DOI: 10.1039/d1sc02194j)
• Reversible modulation of circadian time with chronophotopharmacologyDušan Kolarski, Carla Miró-Vinyals, Akiko Sugiyama, Ashutosh Srivastava, Daisuke Ono, Yoshiko Nagai, Mui Iida, Kenichiro Itami, Florence Tama, Wiktor Szymanski, Tsuyoshi Hirota and Ben L. Feringa, Nature Comm. 2021, 12, 3164 (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23301-x)
• Direct Catalytic N-Alkylation of α-Amino Acid Esters and Amides Using Alcohols with High Retention of StereochemistryTao Yan, Ben L. Feringa and Katalin Barta, ChemSusChem, 2021, 14, 11, 2303-2307 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100373)
• Mechanism of Resistance Development in E. coli against TCAT, a Trimethoprim-Based Photoswitchable AntibioticAnna I. Lauxen, Piermichele Kobauri, Michael Wegener, Mickel J. Hansen, Nicole S. Galenkamp, Giovanni Maglia, Wiktor Szymanski, Ben L. Feringa and Oscar P. Kuipers, Pharmaceuticals 2021, 14 (5), 392 (DOI: 10.3390/ph14050392)
• From Photoinduced Supramolecular Polymerization to Responsive OrganogelsFan Xu, Lukas Pfeifer, Stefano Crespi, Franco King-Chi Leung, Marc C. A. Stuart, Sander J. Wezenberg and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 15, 5990–5997 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c01802)
• Effect of charge-transfer enhancement on the efficiency and rotary mechanism of an oxindole-based molecular motorDaisy R. S. Pooler, Robin Pierron, Stefano Crespi, Romain Costil, Lukas Pfeifer, Jérémie Léonard, Massimo Olivucci and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 7486-7497 (DOI: 10.1039/D1SC01105G)
• Absolute Configuration Determination from Low ee Compounds by the Crystalline Sponge Method. Unusual Conglomerate Formation in a Pre‐Determined Crystalline LatticeRitesh Dubey, KaKing Yan, Takashi Kikuchi, Shiho Sairenji, Anouk Rossen, Shermin S. Goh, Ben L. Feringa and Makoto Fujita, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 21, 11809-11813 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102559)
• Chiral Amplification of Phosphoramidates of Amines and Amino Acids in WaterVanda Dašková, Jeffrey Buter, Anne K. Schoonen, Martin Lutz, Folkert de Vries and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 133, 20, 11220-11226 (DOI: 10.1002/ange.202014955)
• Biaryl sulfonamides as cisoid azosteres for photopharmacologyPiermichele Kobauri, Wiktor Szymanski, Fangyuan Cao, Sebastian Thallmair, Siewert J. Marrink, Martin D. Witte, Frank J. Dekker and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 4126-4129 (DOI: 10.1039/D1CC00950H)
• Photophysics of First-Generation Photomolecular Motors: Resolving Roles of Temperature, Friction, and Medium PolarityPalas Roy, Andy S. Sardjan, Wojciech Danowski, Wesley R. Browne, Ben L. Feringa and Stephen R. Meech, J. Phys. Chem. A 2021, 125, 8, 1711–1719 (DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.0c11050)
• Reductive stability evaluation of 6-azopurine photoswitches for the regulation of CKIα activity and circadian rhythmsDušan Kolarski, Akiko Sugiyama, Theo Rodat, Albert Schulte, Christian Peifer, Kenichiro Itami, Tsuyoshi Hirota, Ben L. Feringa and Wiktor Szymanski, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 2312-2321 (DOI: 10.1039/D1OB00014D)
• Exploring Molecular MotorsJos C. M. Kistemaker, Anouk S. Lubbe and Ben L. Feringa, Mater. Chem. Front. 2021, 5, 2900-2906 (DOI: 10.1039/D0QM01091J)
• Self‐Assembly of Photoresponsive Molecular Amphiphiles in Aqueous MediaShaoyu Chen, Romain Costil, Franco K.-C. Leung and Ben L. Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 21, 11604-11627 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007693)
• Cooperative and synchronized rotation in motorized porous frameworks: impact on local and global transport properties of confined fluidsJack D. Evans, Simon Krause and Ben L. Feringa, Faraday Discuss., 2021,225, 286-300 (DOI: 10.1039/d0fd00016g)
• Structural Aspects of Photopharmacology: Insight into the Binding of Photoswitchable and Photocaged Inhibitors to the Glutamate Transporter HomologueValentina Arkhipova, Haigen Fu, Mark W. H. Hoorens, Gianluca Trinco, Lucien N. Lameijer, Egor Marin, Ben L. Feringa, Gerrit J. Poelarends, Wiktor Szymanski, Dirk J. Slotboom and Albert Guskov, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 3, 1513–1520 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11336)
• Photoresponsive porous materialsWojciech Danowski, Thomas van Leeuwen, Wesley R. Browne and Ben L. Feringa, Nanoscale Adv. 2021,3, 24-40 (DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00647E)
• Cross-coupling of [11C]methyllithium for 11C-labelled PET tracer synthesisHugo Helbert, Ines Farinha Antunes, Gert Luurtsema, Wiktor Szymanski, Ben L. Feringa and Philip H. Elsinga, Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 203-206 (DOI: 10.1039/D0CC05392A)
• Tailoring the optical and dynamic properties of iminothioindoxyl photoswitches through acidochromismMiroslav Medved, Mark W. H. Hoorens, Mariangela Di Donato, Adèle D. Laurent, Jiayun Fan, Maria Taddei, Michiel Hilbers, Ben L. Feringa, Wybren Jan Buma and Wiktor Szymanski, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 4588-4598 (DOI: 10.1039/D0SC07000A)
• Dual closed-loop chemical recycling of synthetic polymers by intrinsically reconfigurable poly(disulfides)Qi Zhang, Yuanxin Deng, Chen-Yu Shi, Ben L. Feringa, He Tian and Da-Hui Qu, Matter 2021, 4, 1-13 (DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2021.01.014)
• Photo‐responsive helical motion by light‐driven molecular motors in a liquid crystal networkJiaxin Hou, Anirban Mondal, Guiying Long, Laurens de Haan, Wei Zhao, Guofu Zhou, Danqing Liu, Dirk Broer, Jiawen Chen and Ben L Feringa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 15, 8251-8257 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016254)
• Photopharmacological Manipulation of Mammalian CRY1 for Regulation of the Circadian ClockDušan Kolarski , Simon Miller, Tsuyoshi Oshima, Yoshiko Nagai, Yugo Aoki, Piermichele Kobauri, Ashutosh Srivastava, Akiko Sugiyama, Kazuma Amaike, Ayato Sato, Florence Tama, Wiktor Szymanski, Ben L. Feringa, Kenichiro Itami and Tsuyoshi Hirota, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 4, 2078–2087 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c12280)
• Photoinduced swing of a diarylethene thin broad sword shaped crystal: a study on the detailed mechanismAyako Fujimoto, Noriko Fujinaga, Ryo Nishimura, Eri Hatano, Luna Kono, Akira Nagai, Akiko Sekine, Yohei Hattori, Yuko Kojima, Nobuhiro Yasuda, Masakazu Morimoto, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Ben L. Feringa and Kingo Uchida, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 12307-12315 (DOI: 10.1039/D0SC05388K)
• Visible-Light-Driven Rotation of Molecular Motors in Discrete Supramolecular MetallacyclesZhao-Tao Shi , Yi-Xiong Hu, Zhubin Hu, Qi Zhang, Shao-Yu Chen, Meng Chen, Jing-Jing Yu, Guang-Qiang Yin, Haitao Sun, Lin Xu, Xiaopeng Li, Ben L. Feringa, Hai-Bo Yang, He Tian and Da-Hui Qu, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 1, 442–452 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11752)
• Multivalent Probes in Molecular Imaging: Reality or Future?Verena I. Böhmer, Wiktor Szymanski, Ben L. Feringa and Philip H. Elsinga, Trends Mol. Med. 2021, 27, 4, 379-393 (DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2020.12.006)
• A coating from natureJohannes G. H. Hermens, Thomas Freese, Keimpe J. van den Berg, Rogier van Gemert and Ben L. Feringa, Sci. Adv. 2020, 6, 51, eabe0026 (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe0026)
• Supramolecular control of unidirectional rotary motion in a sterically overcrowded photoswitchable receptorJinyu Sheng, Stefano Crespi, Ben L. Feringa and Sander J. Wezenberg, Org. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 3874-3879 (DOI: 10.1039/D0QO01154A)
• Photoresponsive molecular tools for emerging applications of light in medicineIlse M. Welleman, Mark W. H. Hoorens, Ben L. Feringa, Hendrikus H. Boersma and Wiktor Szymański, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 11672-11691 (DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D0SC04187D)
• On the Right “Track” to Artificial AssemblersRomain Costil, Ainoa Guinart and Ben L. Feringa, Chem 2020, 6, 11, 2868-2870 (DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.10.016)
• Helix Inversion Controlled by Molecular Motors in Multistate Liquid CrystalsAlexander Ryabchun, Federico Lancia, Jiawen Chen, Dmitry Morozov, Ben L. Feringa and Nathalie Katsonis, Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2004420 (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004420)
• A Photocleavable Contrast Agent for Light-Responsive MRIFriederike Reeßing, Sèvrin E. M. Huijsse, Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx, Ben L. Feringa, Ronald J.H. Borra and Wiktor Szymański, Pharmaceuticals 2020, 13, 10, 296 (DOI: 10.3390/ph13100296)
• Powering rotary molecular motors with low-intensity near-infrared lightLukas Pfeifer, Nong V. Hoang, Maximilian Scherübl, Maxim S. Pshenichnikov and Ben L. Feringa, Sci. Adv. 2020, 6, 4, eabb6165 (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb6165)
• Photoinduced swing of a diarylethene thin broad sword shaped crystal: a study on the detailed mechanismAyako Fujimoto, Noriko Fujinaga, Ryo Nishimura, Eri Hatano, Luna Kono, Akira Nagai, Akiko Sekine, Yohei Hattori, Yuko Kojima, Nobuhiro Yasuda, Masakazu Morimoto, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Ben L. Feringa and Kingo Uchida, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 12307-12315 (DOI: 10.1039/D0SC05388K)
• Tuning of Morphology by Chirality in Self‐Assembled Structures of Bis(Urea) Amphiphiles in WaterFilippo Tosi, José Augusto Berrocal, Marc C. A. Stuart, Sander J. Wezenberg and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 326-330 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003403)
• Molecular motor-functionalized porphyrin macrocyclesPieter J. Gilissen, Paul B. White, José Augusto Berrocal, Nicolas Vanthuyne, Floris P. J. T. Rutjes, Ben L. Feringa, Johannes A. A. W. Elemans and Roeland J. M. Nolte, Nat. Comm. 2020, 11, 5291 (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19123-y)
• Controlled Diffusion of Photoswitchable Receptors by Binding Anti-electrostatic Hydrogen-Bonded Phosphate OligomersThomas S. C. MacDonald, Ben L. Feringa, William S. Price, Sander J. Wezenberg and Jonathon E. Beves, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 47, 20014–20020 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09072)
• Stepwise Adsorption of Alkoxy‐Pyrene Derivatives onto a Lamellar, Non‐Porous Naphthalenediimide‐Template on HOPGG. Henrieke Heideman, José Augusto Berrocal, Meike Stöhr, E. W. Meijer and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 207-211 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004008)
• Unidirectional rotating molecular motors dynamically interact with adsorbed proteins to direct the fate of mesenchymal stem cellsQihui Zhou, Jiawen Chen, Yafei Luan, Petteri A. Vainikka, Sebastian Thallmair, Siewert J. Marrink, Ben L. Feringa and Patrick van Rijn, Sci. Adv. 2020, 6, 5, eaay2756 (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay2756)
• Visible-Light-Driven Rotation of Molecular Motors in a Dual-Function Metal-Organic Framework Enabled by Energy TransferWojciech Danowski, Fabio Castiglioni, Andy S. Sardjan, Simon Krause, Lukas Pfeifer, Diederik Roke, Angiolina Comotti, Wesley R. Browne and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 19, 9048-9056 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03063)
• Binary Supramolecular Chirality "1/0" Switched by Hierarchical Photoisomerization of a Flower-Like Compound with a Binaphthol Core and Alkyl-Functionalized Azobenzene Side ChainsJiaxin Hou, Jinglun Liao, Yancong Feng, Ben L. Feringa, Jiawen Chen, Hao Li and Guofu Zhou, ChemPlusChem 2020, 85, 6, 1104-1110 (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000049)
• Multi-modal control over the assembly of a molecular motor bola-amphiphile in waterFan Xu, Lukas Pfeifer, Marc C. A. Stuart, Franco King-Chi Leung and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 54, 7451-7454 (DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02177f)
• Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling of lithium acetylidesHugo Helbert, Paco Visser, Johannes G. H. Hermens, Jeffrey Buter and Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Catal. 2020, 3, 8, 664-671 (DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-0485-2)
• Modular Medical Imaging Agents Based on Azide-Alkyne Huisgen Cycloadditions: Synthesis and Pre-Clinical Evaluation of 18F-Labeled PSMA-Tracers for Prostate Cancer ImagingVerena I. Böhmer, Wiktor Szymanski, Keimpe-Oeds van den Berg, Chantal Mulder, Piermichele Kobauri, Hugo Helbert, Dion van der Born, Friederike Reeßing, Anja Huizing, Marten Klopstra, Douwe F. Samplonius, Ines F. Antunes, Jürgen W. A. Sijbesma, Gert Luurtsema, Wijnand Helfrich, Ton J. Visser, Ben L. Feringa and Philip H. Elsinga, Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 10871-10881 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001795)
• Bottom-Up: Can Supramolecular Tools Deliver Responsiveness from Molecular Motors to Macroscopic Materials?Qi Zhang, Da-Hui Qu, He Tian and Ben L. Feringa, Matter 2020, 3, 2, 355-370 (DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.05.014)
• Light-induced molecular rotation triggers on-demand release from liposomesLaís Ribovski, Qihui Zhou, Jiawen Chen, Ben L. Feringa, Patrick van Rijn and Inge S. Zuhorn, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 62, 8774-8777 (DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02499f)
• Towards artificial molecular factories from framework-embedded molecular machinesSimon Krause and Ben L. Feringa, Nat. Rev. Chem. 2020, 4, 10, 550-562 (DOI: 10.1038/s41570-020-0209-9)
• Synthesis of Core-Modified Third-Generation Light-Driven Molecular MotorsJosé Augusto Berrocal, Lukas Pfeifer, Dorus Heijnen and Ben L. Feringa, J Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 16, 10670-10680. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01235)
• All-Photochemical Rotation of Molecular Motors with a Phosphorus StereoelementGregory B. Boursalian, Eise R. Nijboer, Ruth Dorel, Lukas Pfeifer, Omer Markovitch, Alex Blokhuis and Ben L. Feringa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 39, 16868–16876 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08249)
• Correlating the Influence of Disulfides in Monolayers across Photoelectron Spectroscopy Wettability and Tunneling Charge- TransportSumit Kumar, Saurabh Soni, Wojciech Danowski, Carlijn L. F. van Beek, Ben L. Feringa, Petra Rudolf and Ryan C. Chiechi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 35, 15075-15083 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06508)
• A Facile and Reproducible Synthesis of Near-Infrared Fluorescent Conjugates with Small Targeting Molecules for Microbial Infection ImagingFriederike Reeßing, Mafalda Bispo, Marina López-Alvarez, Marleen van Oosten, Ben L. Feringa, Jan Maarten van Dijl and Wiktor Szymański, ACS Omega, 2020, 5 (35), 22017-22080 (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02094)
• General Principles for the Design of Visible-Light-Responsive Photoswitches: Tetra-ortho-Chloro-AzobenzenesLucien N. Lameijer, Simon Budzak, Nadja A. Simeth, Mickel J. Hansen, Ben L. Feringa, Denis Jacquemin and Wiktor Szymański, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2-10 (DOI: doi.org/10.1002/anie.202008700)
• Modulation of porosity in a solid material enabled by bulk photoisomerization of an overcrowded alkeneFabio Castiglioni, Wojciech Danowski, Jacopo Perego, Franco King-Chi Leung, Piero Sozzani , Silvia Bracco, Sander J. Wezenberg, Angiolina Comotti and Ben L. Feringa , Nature Chem. 2020, 12, 595-602 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03153)
• Modulation of a Supramolecular Figure‐of‐Eight Strip Based on a Photoswitchable Stiff‐StilbeneRomain Costil, Stefano Crespi, Lukas Pfeifer and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26 (35), 7783-7787 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002051)
• Red-light-sensitive BODIPY photoprotecting groups for amines and their biological application in controlling heart rhythmKaja Sitkowska, Martijn F. Hoes, Michael M. Lerch, Lucien N. Lameijer, Peter van der Meer, Wiktor Szymański and Ben L. Feringa, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 5480-5483 (DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02178D)
• Phosphoramidite-based photoresponsive ligands displaying multifold transfer of chirality in dynamic enantioselective metal catalysisStefano F. Pizzolato, Peter Štacko, Jos C. M. Kistemaker, Thomas van Leeuwen and Ben L. Feringa, Nature Catal. 2020, 3, 488-496 (DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-0452-y)
• Multi-Modal Control over the Assembly of a Molecular Motor Bola-Amphiphile in WaterFan Xu, Lukas Pfeifer, Marc C. A. Stuart, Franco King Chi Leung and Ben L. Feringa,