Knots are fascinating non-trivial topological entities. They are not only present in art and
history but in many scientific fields as well, from mathematics to biology. By targeting this …

What makes a given object look beautiful to the observer, be it in the macroscopic world or at
the molecular level? This very general question will be briefly addressed at the beginning of …

Knots and interlaced designs have been part of human artistry and culture since the earliest
times. In chemistry, knots have been the focus of theoretical investigations for several …

The first synthetic molecular trefoil knot was prepared in the late 1980s. However, it is only in
the last few years that more complex small‐molecule knot topologies have been realized …

Molecular composite knots have been prepared from transition metal-assembled precursors
via a Glaser acetylenic coupling reaction. The templating metal is copper (I), and the …

How and why do molecules tangle or thread? Investigations of molecular knots (knotanes)
may shed some light on the mechanisms of (supra) molecular templation and the folding of …

Abstract A 20% yield (!) of new knot‐shaped molecules with amide structure is surprisingly
obtained from simple building blocks in a one‐step synthesis. The molecular structure is …

Molecular knots have become highly attractive to chemists because of their prospective
properties in mimicking biomolecules and machines. Only a few examples of molecular …

This tutorial review outlines the different template strategies that chemists have employed to
synthesise knotted molecular topologies. Metal ion coordination, hydrogen bonding and …

The remarkable metalla-knot obtained by Kim, Jung, Chi and colleagues is an 8 18 knot, a
metalla-knot that comprises eight crossings, not sixteen. It is the first knot to be synthesized …