The template‐directed construction of crown‐ether‐like macrocycles around secondary
dialkylammonium ions (R2NH2+) has been utilized for the expedient (one‐pot) and high …

As the complexity of mechanically interlocked molecular architectures increases, it is
important to understand the underlying principles, such as molecular recognition and self …

The active template approach to interlocked molecules takes advantage of the ability of
metal ions to both organize precursor fragments for mechanical bond formation and to …

We developed “cyclic host liquids (CHLs)” as a new type of solvent. The CHLs are a
nonvolatile liquid over a wide temperature range, are biocompatible and recyclable, have …

As well as being prototypical design elements for various types of molecular machines,[1–5]
rotaxanes (molecules in which one or more rings are held on one or more threads by bulky …

Advances in supramolecular chemistry are often underpinned by the development of
fundamental building blocks and methods enabling their interconversion. In this work, we …

Mechanically interlocked molecular compounds can be synthesized in high yields by using
template-directed assistance to covalent synthesis. Catenanes and rotaxanes are two …

Abstract “Improbable” rotaxanes consisting of interlocked conjugated components represent
non‐trivial synthetic targets, not to mention those with all‐benzene scaffolds. Herein, a …

Since the emergence of mechanical bonds, considerable research efforts have been
devoted to the construction of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs), including …

Abstract 'Impossible'rotaxanes, which are constituted by interlocked components without
obvious binding motifs, have attracted the interest of the mechanically interlocked molecules …