A surface-mounted rotor

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See Chemistry & Industry, 21 July 2003; original reference Jain, H.; Tour, J. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 5091

This molecular machine contains a rotor, a bearing and a mount that attaches to a gold survace via the thioester groups. The goal is to place an array of these molecules on a gold surface and control the direction of spin.

Identify the functional groups in this compound.