Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

There is great need for stand-alone luminescence-based chemosensors that exemplify
selectivity, sensitivity, and applicability and that overcome the challenges that arise from …

Mechanical interlocking of molecules (catenation) is a nontrivial challenge in modern
synthetic chemistry and materials science,. One strategy to achieve catenation is the design …

To a large extent, the field of “molecular machines” started after several groups were able to
prepare, reasonably easily, interlocking ring compounds (named catenanes for compounds …

Since the emergence of the concept of chemical topology, interlocked molecular assemblies
have graduated from academic curiosities and poorly defined species to become synthetic …

The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

Aiming at the construction of novel circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) switches with
multiple switchable emission states and high dissymmetry factors (glum), topologically chiral …

Porosity is a rare property for molecular materials but, surprisingly, porous solids built from
discrete organic cage molecules have emerged as a versatile functional-materials platform …

What particular mechanical properties can be expected for materials composed of
interlocked backbones has been a long-standing issue in materials science since the first …

A mechanical bond presents a combination of the best features of covalent and
supramolecular chemistries (stability and structural integrity), plus a unique dynamic nature …