Mechanically interlocked polymers based on rotaxanes
L Chen, X Sheng, G Li, F Huang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The nature of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) has continued to encourage
researchers to design and construct a variety of high-performance materials. Introducing …
researchers to design and construct a variety of high-performance materials. Introducing …
Material properties and applications of mechanically interlocked polymers
Mechanically interlocked polymers (MIPs), such as polyrotaxanes and polycatenanes, are
polymer architectures that incorporate a mechanical bond. In a polyrotaxane, the …
polymer architectures that incorporate a mechanical bond. In a polyrotaxane, the …
Development of pseudorotaxanes and rotaxanes: from synthesis to stimuli-responsive motions to applications
The history of isomeric types of organic molecules has passed through several important
stages:(1) Molecules that differ from each other with different numbers and types of atoms;(2) …
stages:(1) Molecules that differ from each other with different numbers and types of atoms;(2) …
Dynamic imine chemistry
ME Belowich, JF Stoddart - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Formation of an imine—from an amine and an aldehyde—is a reversible reaction which
operates under thermodynamic control such that the formation of kinetically competitive …
operates under thermodynamic control such that the formation of kinetically competitive …
The story of the little blue box: a tribute to Siegfried Hünig
The tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis (paraquat‐p‐phenylene), also known as the little blue
box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host–guest …
box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host–guest …
The rise and promise of molecular nanotopology
Molecular nanotopology—a term we coined recently—is a rapidly developing field of
research that is emerging out of the confluence of chemical topology with the mechanical …
research that is emerging out of the confluence of chemical topology with the mechanical …
Recent developments in polypseudorotaxanes and polyrotaxanes
M Arunachalam, HW Gibson - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
This review highlights developments since 2008 in the field of polypseudorotaxanes and
polyrotaxanes. Progress in synthetic polyrotaxane chemistry has resulted in the preparation …
polyrotaxanes. Progress in synthetic polyrotaxane chemistry has resulted in the preparation …
Solution-phase mechanistic study and solid-state structure of a tris (bipyridinium radical cation) inclusion complex
AC Fahrenbach, JC Barnes… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The ability of the diradical dicationic cyclobis (paraquat-p-phenylene)(CBPQT2 (•+)) ring to
form inclusion complexes with 1, 1′-dialkyl-4, 4′-bipyridinium radical cationic (BIPY•+) …
form inclusion complexes with 1, 1′-dialkyl-4, 4′-bipyridinium radical cationic (BIPY•+) …
Mechanically interlocked molecules assembled by π–π recognition
The beauty and utility of interlocked architectures have been making their way relentlessly
into chemistry in the form of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) for almost half a …
into chemistry in the form of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) for almost half a …
Synthetic oligorotaxanes exert high forces when folding under mechanical load
D Sluysmans, S Hubert, CJ Bruns, Z Zhu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Folding is a ubiquitous process that nature uses to control the conformations of its molecular
machines, allowing them to perform chemical and mechanical tasks. Over the years …
machines, allowing them to perform chemical and mechanical tasks. Over the years …