… The first synthetic molecular trefoil knot was prepared in the late … -molecule knot topologies
have been realized through chemical synthesis. The steric restrictions imposed on molecular …

… of molecular knots have been increasingly recognised by scientists from different disciplines.
In this review, we provide an overview on the various molecular knots … intricate molecules. …

… leading to a large number of molecular knot analogs of 25 [89–90] and more exotic
structures [91]. The intrinsic chirality of a molecular knot was introduced earlier. Chromatographic …

1.1. History and Background Knots and links are all around us (Figure 1). Be they functional
or decorative, we encounter them constantly, when, for example, tying simple bow knots in …

… Despite the examples of molecular knots formed using … molecular knots from small molecule
building blocks. The key factors to be considered when designing a route to molecular knots …

… The first synthesis of a molecular knot was reported in 1989, 22 but the earlier … molecular
knots contributed significantly to a multi-angle view of the problem of assembling synthetic knots…

… prime knots have been synthesized with small molecules. Most of the molecular knots isolated
to … for the construction of simple small-molecule knots have been successfully developed, …

… molecular strand by tying a knot in it, using optical tweezers to manipulate the strand's ends.
We find that actin filaments break at the knot when the knot … a single DNA molecule, opening …

… 1), a Solomon link (2), and a trefoil knot (3). We are working on obtaining crystals … molecules
1–3, this work will probably represent the simplest strategy to date to access molecular knots …

… Here, we report on the synthesis of the most complex non-DNA molecular knot prepared to
… -loop molecular pentafoil knot (five crossing points). The structure and topology of the knot is …