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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 …

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

In this review, a comprehensive summary of supramolecular transformations within discrete
coordination-driven supramolecular architectures, including helices, metallacycles …

Half a century after Schill and Lüttringhaus carried out the first directed synthesis of a [2]
catenane, a plethora of strategies now exist for the construction of molecular Hopf links …

More than a quarter of a century after the first metal template synthesis of a [2] catenane in
Strasbourg, there now exists a plethora of strategies available for the construction of …

Chemical composition and architecture are two key factors that control the physical and
material properties of polymers. Some of the more unusual and intriguing polymer …

Herein some examples of the use of lanthanide ions (f-metal ions) to direct the synthesis of
luminescent self-assembly systems (architectures) will be discussed. This area of lanthanide …

Active metal template synthesis is a powerful new strategy for the construction of rotaxanes,
catenanes and other mechanically interlocked molecular structures. The key feature is that …

The use of metal ions to template the synthesis of catenanes by Sauvage and co-workers
was a pivotal moment in the development of the field of interlocked molecules. In this …