Mechanically interlocked molecular handcuffs
(2022)
Journal Article
Pearce, N., Tarnowska, M., Andersen, N. J., Wahrhaftig-Lewis, A., Pilgrim, B. S., & Champness, N. R. (2022). Mechanically interlocked molecular handcuffs. Chemical Science, 13(14), 3915-3941. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc00568a
The field of mechanically interlocked molecules that employ a handcuff component are reviewed. The variety of rotaxane and catenane structures that use the handcuff motif to interlock different components are discussed and a new nomenclature, distill... Read More about Mechanically interlocked molecular handcuffs.