Abstract

The aim of this article is to explore the molecular design, synthesis and construction of molecular shuttles based on conjugated organic molecules with photo-electronic activity by self-assembly techniques. The new functions of molecular shuttles, such as switching surface properties, protecting dyes and insulating molecular wires, controlling the energy transfer, controlling nanostructural morphologies, molecular transporting and multilevel fluorescence switching, are also discussed.

Keywords: Molecular machine, self-assembly, nanostructure, molecular transporting, fluorescence switch, energy transfer, photo-electronic activity, protecting dyes, nanostructural morphologies, tetracationic cyclophane, dialkylammonium ions, isophthalamide macrocycles, magnetic, photoelectronic conversion, luminescenece, fullerene, perylenebisimides, porphyrins, pyrene, anthracene, spiropyran, azobenzene, hydrophilicity, squaraines, cyanine dye rotaxane, encapsulation, chromophore, photobleaching, photoluminescence, electroluminescence, lipophilic polyrotaxanes, metalloporphyrins, ferrocene, fumaramide, succinic amide ester, dibenzyl ammonium interaction, topology, flavin adenine dinucleotide, apo-GOx, transport K ions, chloroform phase, isophthalamide anion, biotechnology, anthracene group, macrocycle, dialkylammonium, merocycanine, zwitterionic, tetracyanobutadiene, dipole, –, dipole interactions, dendritic mesogenic stoppers, smectic A, liquide-crystalline (LC)