{"id":202624,"date":"2024-12-28T08:28:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T14:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/light-driven-method-creates-molecular-fit-that-would-otherwise-be-impossible"},"modified":"2024-12-28T08:28:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T14:28:24","slug":"light-driven-method-creates-molecular-fit-that-would-otherwise-be-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/light-driven-method-creates-molecular-fit-that-would-otherwise-be-impossible","title":{"rendered":"Light-driven method creates molecular fit that would otherwise be impossible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/light-driven-method-creates-molecular-fit-that-would-otherwise-be-impossible3.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exploiting an ingenious combination of photochemical (i.e., light-induced) reactions and self-assembly processes, a team led by Prof. Alberto Credi of the University of Bologna has succeeded in inserting a filiform molecule into the cavity of a ring-shaped molecule, according to a high-energy geometry that is not possible at thermodynamic equilibrium. In other words, light makes it possible to create a molecular \u201cfit\u201d that would otherwise be inaccessible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have shown that by administering <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/light+energy\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"\">light energy<\/a> to an <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/aqueous+solution\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"\">aqueous solution<\/a>, a molecular self-assembly reaction can be prevented from reaching a thermodynamic minimum, resulting in a product distribution that does not correspond to that observed at equilibrium,\u201d says Alberto Credi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch a behavior, which is at the root of many functions in living organisms, is poorly explored in artificial <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/molecules\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"\">molecules<\/a> because it is very difficult to plan and observe. The simplicity and versatility of our approach, together with the fact that visible light\u2014i.e., sunlight\u2014is a clean and sustainable energy source, allow us to foresee developments in various areas of technology and medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploiting an ingenious combination of photochemical (i.e., light-induced) reactions and self-assembly processes, a team led by Prof. Alberto Credi of the University of Bologna has succeeded in inserting a filiform molecule into the cavity of a ring-shaped molecule, according to a high-energy geometry that is not possible at thermodynamic equilibrium. In other words, light makes [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-chemistry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202624\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}