Mechanically interlocked molecular handcuffs

Pearce, Nicholas; Tarnowska, Marysia; Andersen, Nathan J.; Wahrhaftig-Lewis, Alexander; Pilgrim, Ben S.; Champness, Neil R.

Abstract

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, distilling diverse terminologies to a single approach, is proposed. By unifying the interpretation of this class of molecules we identify new opportunities for employing this structural unit for new architectures.

Citation

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

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 27, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Mar 16, 2022
• Publication Date: Apr 14, 2022
• Deposit Date: Mar 17, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 17, 2022
• Journal: Chemical Science
• Print ISSN: 2041-6520
• Electronic ISSN: 2041-6539
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 14
• Pages: 3915-3941
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc00568a
• Keywords: General Chemistry
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7608970
• Publisher URL: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/SC/D2SC00568A